is there a linux utility....

linuxnube · 01-22-2004, 01:15 PM

I need a utility to replace text strings in a text file with a second string. I need to do this on a large set of files.

Is there a linux utility for this?

Thanks!

RolledOat · 01-22-2004, 01:24 PM

sed

http://cs.smith.edu/~jfrankli/250f00/sed.html

first hit in google, probably only 30,000 more turorials out there.

R.O.

mjenkins · 01-22-2004, 01:28 PM

use:
chcase -x 's/before/after/' '*'

you may have to google chcase and install it.

mjenkins · 01-22-2004, 01:29 PM

oh, sorry chcase is for filenames

linuxnube · 01-22-2004, 01:45 PM

sed seems to fit the bill.

Thanks!