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RE: Replace across files (extreme newbie)

by mikfire (Deacon)
on May 23, 2000 at 22:45 UTC ( [id://14426]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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  1. or download this
    find . -type f | xargs perl -pi.bak -e 's/string x/string y/g'
  2. or download this
    find . -type f | xargs -n 255 perl -pi.bak -e 's/string x/string y/g'

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