replace two separate words in a matched string sed

Question

Consider the following input string.

PLOG_NFET_SLVT nf=3 ng=1 nl=20n

Output

PLOG_NFET_LVT nf=3 ng=1 nl=14n

Note: 1st and last word are replaced. Also in between data varies. So I can not have a constant pattern. I tried using below command.

sed -i 's/PLOG.*FET_SLVT.*nl=20n/PLOG.*FET_LVT.*nl=14n/g' file

and output is :

PLOG.*FET_LVT.*nl=14n

Any help?

What's the operation on the 20n to 14n? – slm♦ Aug 2 '18 at 11:49 — slm♦, Aug 2 '18 at 11:49
it's a fixed change. SLVT --> LVT and 20-->14 – Roopak Vasa Aug 2 '18 at 11:52 — Roopak Vasa, Aug 2 '18 at 11:52
See my method, do 2 subs instead of one. – slm♦ Aug 2 '18 at 11:53 — slm♦, Aug 2 '18 at 11:53

pLumo · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-02 11:51:44Z

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You can use a capture group in the search pattern and add the backreference (\1 or \2) to the replace pattern:

sed 's/PLOG_\([A-Z]\)FET_SLVT \(.*\) nl=20n/PLOG_\1FET_LVT \2 nl=14n/'

answered Aug 2 '18 at 11:51

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msp9011 · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-02 11:53:12Z

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Try this,

 sed -i 's/^PLOG_NFET_SLVT/PLOG_NFET_LVT/g;s/20n$/14n/g' file

search for the patter starts with PLOG_NFET_SLVT and replace with PLOG_NFET_LVT
and search for the patter ends with 20n and replace with 14n

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slm · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-02 11:55:20Z

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Try this:

sed 's/SLVT/LVT/;s/20n/14n/'

$ echo "PLOG_NFET_SLVT nf=3 ng=1 nl=20n" | sed 's/SLVT/LVT/;s/20n/14n/'
PLOG_NFET_LVT nf=3 ng=1 nl=14n

answered Aug 2 '18 at 11:52

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I guess these are two separate commands. But here I need both the substitutions on the same string. It's "AND" replacement. Thanks – Roopak Vasa Aug 2 '18 at 11:54
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This is a AND replacement, it's done on 1 string. – slm♦ Aug 2 '18 at 11:55
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@RoopakVasa Every sed command is always applied to all lines (unless the commands branches to another part of a script or explicitly continues with the next line or quits). – Kusalananda♦ Aug 2 '18 at 12:41
@slm OP's concern are genuine. Only those finfets whose model names equal "PLOG_NFET_SVT" and out if these, which have a channel length of 20nm should be shrinked to 14nm. What your sed code would do is much more than that. – Rakesh Sharma Aug 4 '18 at 6:56
@RakeshSharma - sigh...there are concerns wrt the regex, but easily addressed. The OP provides barely any sample data or requirements, this solves the issue and does not have any issues w/ doing too much or too little based on what he/she has shown. Instead of focusing on the ppl giving too general an A'er, you should be directing your critiques to the OP who isn't specifying his/her Q with enough data or requirements. – slm♦ Aug 4 '18 at 13:04

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