I'm finally learning how to use sed
to edit configs while installing Ubuntu(Server/Desktop). After much gnashing of teeth and searching about for the proper syntax to not remove the "
(comment double-quotes with exactly one blank space afterward(real comments)), as opposed to the lines that have potential code to toggle(zero blank spaces or two blank spaces for indented lines of code) in the /etc/vim/vimrc file, I figured out how to get things working with the following command:
$ sudo sed -i.orig '/^\" [a-zA-Z]\|^"set compatible\|^\" let g:skip_defaults_vim = 1b/! s/^\"//' /etc/vim/vimrc
Will the Guru's or apprentices, alike, please let me know if I could have done this better(tighter/cleaner/etc.)?
Example using awk
for the same result?
Thank you.