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search exact string
Hey feherke, thank yo very much it works fine to this point :) now i want to put a LOOP variable into the regex like for(i=1;i<=5,i++){ gsub(/\yoldi\y/,"new"i) } but it doesnt work, it always makes the i part of the String like "i" and not the reference to the number (1-5) of the...- Shellmaster
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search exact string
Hello, i have a small problem searching an exact String. i want to make a substitution via sub("old","new") or gsub("old","new"). But i only want to the word "old" to be replaced. Example : old older gold after using my awk-script i always get new newer gnew but what i want is new older...- Shellmaster
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