bash variables within sed commands not working!

[Mlehliw]

I'm trying to do a replacement with sed inside a bash script. My sed command looks something like the following

sed "s/TEXT/$VAR/" input_file

But sed keeps complaining at me about the $ character. Is it possible to put a variable inside sed in this manner?

[kaens]

$ cat >> test << EOF
this is a test
Ctrl-D
$ VAR=test
$ sed s/$VAR/toast/ test
this is a toast


Works with $VAR in replacement or searching position. What are you trying to expand $VAR to? What happens when you do the small example above?

[ghostdog74]

show your code

[Ramses de Norre]

sed "s/TEXT/$VAR/" input_file


sed -e s/TEXT/$VAR/ input_file

[Mlehliw]

I came up with a solution and completely forgot about this thread, anyway if anyone's having the same problems. I changed

sed "s/TEXT/$VAR/" input_file

to

sed "s|TEXT|$VAR|" input_file