Hi , └─$ sed --version sed (GNU sed) 4.7 file "hosts": ip1 == 10.0.0.1 ip2 == 10.0.0.100 command executed: sudo -i sed -i 's/10.0.0.1/10.0.0.200/g' hosts Output file : ip1 == 10.0.0.200 ip2 == 10.0.0.20000 The change in ip2 is not expected and an invalid. On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 at 11:41, Alice Golakiya wrote: > Hi , > > └─$ sed --version > sed (GNU sed) 4.7 > > file hosts: > ip1 == 10.0.0.1 > ip2 == 10.0.0.100 >