Re: Code for how to append a string for every occurance.

[kuuuuu]

abc.txt contains
sachin
ramesh
suresh
ramesh
ganguly

i want to append a string lets say "xyz" for every occurance of "ramesh" in the above file.

output shud be :
sachin
xyz
ramesh
suresh
xyz
ramesh
ganguly

thanx in advance ..reply awaited.

[Ed Dyreen]

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Assuming case insensitive match.

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@echo off &setlocal enableDelayedExpansion

set "$inFile=abc.txt"
set "$ouFile=out.txt"

type "!$inFile!"

> "!$ouFile!" (

   for /f "usebackq delims=" %%? in (

          "!$inFile!"

   ) do   set "$=%%?" &if /i "!$:ramesh=!" == "%%?" (

          (echo.%%?)
   ) else (echo.xyz) &(echo.%%?)
)

type "!$ouFile!"
pause

endlocal &exit /b 0

[kuuuuu]

Hello dyreen,
The above code is working fine but the result is not geting copied to out file.

Thanx a ton..

[foxidrive]

Another option: GnuSED for Windows produces the result you need

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@echo off
sed "s/^ramesh$/xyz\n&/" abc.txt >out.txt