posix reg expression

[OOzypal]

How can I search for a complet line and pad it with /* and */. I mean let's say that I have this line


background-color:blue;

I would like to search for the whole line then change it to

/* background-color:blue; */

The line could be anything

[HalcónMaltés]

If you're editing a text-based file, you may want to try the 'sed' command. Sed is a stream text editor, which has the replacing feature you seem to need. Take a look (http://lowfatlinux.com/linux-sed.html), then use the man pages to get some more. :)

[rjack]

Something like this?

echo Hello World | sed 's%^.*$%/* & */%'
/* Hello World */

This will comment out all the lines containing "background-color:blue;"

sed 's%^background-color:blue;$%/* & */%'

[Jessehk]

This would do it:


sed -e 's;^\(.*\)$;/* \1 */;'

[OOzypal]

Actually, I am trying to use with bluefish custom menu replace.

I want to be able to highlight a text and comment it.