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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4072- April 5, 2012
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Unix Tip #4072- April 5, 2012
FIND AND EDIT STRINGS
Ever found a need to find
for a particular string
across the file system and
edit all those files which
contains that particular
string??
Here is a simple way.
Suppose you want to search
for a pattern "mphasis" across
file system and edit those
files..
Just type this at the
command prompt:
vi `find . -name "*" -exec grep -l mphasis {} \; -print`
This tip is supported by: Manjunath.Alkod@mphasis.com
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