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Find (search) and replace text from command line in multiple files (Linu

Another (and more easy) way to change text in multiple files is to use grep: grep -lr -e 'oldtext' * | xargs sed -i 's/oldtext/newtext/g' or to use PERL: perl -p -i -e ’s/oldtext/newtext/g’ *

/* Aug 11, 2012 */ ~1 min read

Another (and more easy) way to change text in multiple files is to use grep:

grep -lr -e 'oldtext' * | xargs sed -i 's/oldtext/newtext/g'

or to use PERL:

perl -p -i -e ’s/oldtext/newtext/g’ *