Adding XML element in XML file using sed command in shell script

Question

I am using sed command to insert an xml element into the existing xml file.

I have xml file as

Answer 1

change this:

CONTENT="
            NewName
            NewID
        "

to this:

CONTENT="\nNewName\nNewID\n"

and then:

C=$(echo $CONTENT | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
sed "/<\/Students>/ s/.*/${C}\n&/" file