Ivan wrote:
> I need to make a script incorporating the following command:
> sed -i '/$NAME/d' */test1
>
> I'm having a bit of trouble .. I'd be happy with the script to look
> like this:
>
> sed -i '/$1/d' */test1
>
> So that when I type
> $ ./script dan
>
> The command sed -i '/dan/d' */test1 would execute, but unfortunately
> it does not work this way..
>
> Not when I use
> sed -i '/$1/d' */test1
> nor when I use
> sed -i '/"$1"/d' */test1

Everything inside of the single quotes (in your case '/$1/d') will not be seen
by the shell but will passed literally to sed. Try putting eval in front of it,
to unpack the $1 first.

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