Re: Replacing text within a bunch of files

From: Ed Wilts (ewilts_at_ewilts.org)
Date: 04/10/04

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To: Chris <redhat-list@dotcomdesigners.com>, General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@redhat.com>

    On Sat, Apr 10, 2004 at 01:17:33PM -0700, Chris wrote:
    > Okay, one more small question :-)
    >
    > Can you force it to apply only to certain files, say *.html ?

    Sure - just change the find command.
    >
    > It's trying to do this in binary files and all sorts of files that
    > either won't have the string I'm trying to replace, or should not even
    > attempt to modify such other files - just html documents.

    find -name '*.html' -type -f

    find has a *lot* of options that let you be as specific as you want to
    be.

            .../Ed
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Chris" <redhat-list@dotcomdesigners.com>
    > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 1:10 PM
    > Subject: Re: Replacing text within a bunch of files
    >
    >
    > > Thanks Ed!!
    > >
    > > That works perfectly.
    > >
    > > Adam
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Ed Wilts" <ewilts@ewilts.org>
    > > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:49 PM
    > > Subject: Re: Replacing text within a bunch of files
    > >
    > >
    > > > find -type f | xargs -n 1 replace old_string new_string --
    > > >
    > > > The latter will do an inplace replacement. 

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