====== SED - Change - Change string on a specific line number ====== Replace the string on a specific line number only. sed '3 s/unix/linux/' filename ---- ===== Example ===== Input file aaaaa bbbbb ccccc ddddd eeeee aaaaa bbbbb ccccc ddddd eeeee ---- Run: sed '3 s/cc/linux/' file.txt returns: aaaaa bbbbb linuxccc ddddd eeeee aaaaa bbbbb ccccc ddddd eeeee