how to delete a string containing the symbol '/' from a file?

Question

I need to delete the following string from a certain file:

Ba+/w+NWFlMa

I'm using the following command:

sed -i.bak '/Ba+/w+NWFlMa/d' /path/to/file

and getting the following error:

sed: couldn't open file +NWFlMa/d: No such file or directory

how can I fix this and make the '/' not to split the string?

Important note: this string is generated automatically and I'm invoking the command via Java code, so I don't know what will the string be the next time I'll run the code to delete it.

You need to escape the slash: ` sed -i .bak '/Ba+\/w+NWFlMa/d' /path/to/file`. The slash is obviously special to the search command. — lurker, Oct 03 '17 at 12:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 03 '17 at 13:40

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found the solution:

sed -i.bak '\|Ba+/w+NWFlMa|d' /path/to/file

answered Oct 03 '17 at 13:40

barsi

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You should accept your solution so the question shows as answered and accepted. – TriskalJM Oct 03 '17 at 13:42

how to delete a string containing the symbol '/' from a file?

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