#!/usr/bin/env sh string='alpha = a beta = b Exec = foo bar baz end = EOF' pattern='= b\nExec = .*\nend =' repl='=' string="$(printf '%s' "${string}" | ../src/py_regex_replace/main.py -p "${pattern}" -r "${repl}" -c 1)" printf 'RESULT>>>\n%s\n<<>> # alpha = a # beta = EOF # <<