[root@GreetingFiles cprogs]# cat test.txt s/Proxy_1_ua="[^ ]*"/Proxy_1_ua=192.168.68.42/g [root@GreetingFiles cprogs]# cat sipura.cfg Proxy_1_ua=Hello [root@GreetingFiles cprogs]# sed -f test.txt sipura.cfg > test1.txt [root@GreetingFiles cprogs]# cat test1.txt Proxy_1_ua=Hello [root@GreetingFiles cprogs]# ******************* my requirement is in test1.txt it should be like Proxy_1_ua=192.168.68.42