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I have a sed command within a bash script that replaces the 10th line in a file with the value of a variable.

Ok to stop confustion (this is my fault, here is the complete script:

#!/bin/bash

#Sync timezone between system and php

##get current timezone of system

line=$(head -n 1 /etc/sysconfig/clock)

timezone=${line:6}

##Set up php date string

time="date_default_timezone_set('${timezone%?}');"

sed -i 10s|.*|$time| test.php

so time would have a value like:

date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London')

Now gives these errors:

> test.php: Permission denied

> date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London);: Not such file or direcotry

> .: .:: is a directory

> sed: -e expression #1. char 3: unterminated 's' command

Any help would be great, and if you need any more info let me know!