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#!/bin/bash
# A script to replace text_a with text_b in a file and report the changes.
#
# Usage: ./replace_and_report.sh <filename> "text_a" "text_b"
# Check if the correct number of arguments are provided
if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
echo "Error: Incorrect number of arguments."
echo "Usage: $0 <filename> \"text_a\" \"text_b\""
exit 1
fi
FILE="$1"
TEXT_A="$2"
TEXT_B="$3"
# Check if the file exists
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
echo "Error: File '$FILE' not found."
exit 1
fi
echo "Searching for '$TEXT_A' in '$FILE' and replacing it with '$TEXT_B'..."
echo "---"
# Use `grep` to find the line numbers where TEXT_A exists
# The output is a list of line numbers
LINE_NUMBERS=$(grep -n "$TEXT_A" "$FILE" | cut -d: -f1)
# Check if any matches were found
if [ -z "$LINE_NUMBERS" ]; then
echo "No occurrences of '$TEXT_A' found. No replacements made."
exit 0
fi
# Loop through each line number where a replacement will be made
for line_number in $LINE_NUMBERS; do
# Get the original line content before the replacement
original_line=$(sed -n "${line_number}p" "$FILE")
# Perform the replacement using `sed` on the specific line
sed -i "${line_number}s/${TEXT_A}/${TEXT_B}/g" "$FILE"
# Get the new line content after the replacement
new_line=$(sed -n "${line_number}p" "$FILE")
echo "Line $line_number:"
echo " - Original: $original_line"
echo " - New: $new_line"
echo "---"
done
echo "Replacements complete. Changes saved to '$FILE'."