On 11/20/05, Gilboa Davara <gilboada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >Try tr(1), sed(1) and awk(1). > > > > > >To replace a single line (or part of it): > > >cat file.txt | sed 's/old_line/new_line/g' > newfile.txt > > > > > nano is an easy and quick editor. The commands are simple, ^o to write > > out and ^x to quit. The program is installed by default. > > The OP said: > "Is there some quick way of editing a specific line of a text file **without** using a text editor?" > > I believe nano qualifies as a text editor, am I wrong? ;) Thanks to all for your suggestions. Paul
