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tips:linux:replacetxtinfiles [2009/06/08 15:50] (current) – created erik
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 +====== Search & Replace Text Accross Multiple Files ======
  
 +You can use Perl to quickly search and replace text across multiple files. For example to replace foo with bar all text files:
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 +  perl -pi -w -e 's/foo/bar/g' *.txt
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 +as seen [[http://www.liamdelahunty.com/tips/linux_search_and_replace_multiple_files.php|here]].
tips/linux/replacetxtinfiles.txt · Last modified: 2009/06/08 15:50 by erik