Why is SED echoing rather than editing: sed '/^;text1/!b;:a;n;//ba;i\text2'

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sed '/^;date.timezone =/!b;:a;n;//ba;i\date.timezone = Europe/London' /etc/php.ini

You can probably guess Im creating a script for setting up LAMP servers.

In the above example the text is not replaced but instead the changes are displayed on the console.

I my goal was to insert date.timezone = Europe/London the last occurence of ;date.timezone =

You aren't using the `-i` flag to tell sed to modify in place. — Etan Reisner, Apr 29 '15 at 18:13
OK, now i feel silly. That was it. Put that as the answer if you like? — ZZ9, Apr 29 '15 at 18:16
Probably better to just close/delete the question. This comes up somewhat often and doesn't need another question about it. — Etan Reisner, Apr 29 '15 at 18:17
You can delete the question. I would encourage you. This place looks weird — hek2mgl, Apr 29 '15 at 18:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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Etan Reisner: You aren't using the -i flag to tell sed to modify in place.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Apr 29 '15 at 18:20

ZZ9

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