How to programmatically modify configuration files?

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• From: "Arch Willingham" <arch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:45:48 -0400
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I have a script that does a bunch of installation stuff. It works well but I can't figure out how to modify some of the configuration files (/etc/samba/smb.conf for example). Is there any easy command to do this? For example, I'd like to change the file so that "workgroup = MYGROUP" becomes "workgroup = ÁUBURN"

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Arch

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