Re: Remove first comma in a file

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:58:20 GMT

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:18:22 -0500, Dale DeRemer <dderemer_nospam@agmc.org> wrote:
>
>
> I have a file of the format:
>
> 12,Smith, Bob
> 34,Jones, Eve
> 56,Doe, John
>
> What I want to do is replace the first comma with another character giving:
>
> 12%Smith, Bob
> 34%Jones, Eve
> 56%Doe, John
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>

Open the file in ed and enter:

g/,/s//\%/
wq

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