perl or sed s/// problem

[Dale Farnsworth]

> > Sed seems to have the same problem.   Anyone have any ideas on how I
> > can get this to work?  And yes, unfortunately, I need to use the
> > variables.
> 
> Try something like
> 
> $ sed -e "s|$line|$newline|" file

Yes, this is a common solution to this problem.  I've often seen, and
have occasionally used, the control-A character used as a delimiter.
It works fine and control-A is unlikely to occur in text.  The challenge
then becomes finding how to enter control-A into a script with your
favorite text editor.

-Dale