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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/config5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
index e0e39826dae9..eee5b7f3a092 100755
--- a/scripts/config
+++ b/scripts/config
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ myname=${0##*/}
# If no prefix forced, use the default CONFIG_
CONFIG_="${CONFIG_-CONFIG_}"
+# We use an uncommon delimiter for sed substitutions
+SED_DELIM=$(echo -en "\001")
+
usage() {
cat >&2 <<EOL
Manipulate options in a .config file from the command line.
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ txt_subst() {
local infile="$3"
local tmpfile="$infile.swp"
- sed -e "s:$before:$after:" "$infile" >"$tmpfile"
+ sed -e "s$SED_DELIM$before$SED_DELIM$after$SED_DELIM" "$infile" >"$tmpfile"
# replace original file with the edited one
mv "$tmpfile" "$infile"
}