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I found that I could use the sed command on my CentOS server to replace certain strings in the current folder, but I'd like one elegant command to do it across multiple directories.
The working sed command looks similar to this:
sed -i "s/smtp.live.com/mail.newone.com/g" myfile.php
And it worked well to change smtp settings in a specific file that is in every directory such as /home/user/directory. But I have to change directories for every edit.
How can I add to the sed command to make this work in one line?
The following test didn't work:
find /home/*/directory -name \myfile.php -exec | sed -i "s/smtp.live.com/mail.newone.com/g" myfile.php
One more question if you have time. I know that special characters can be a problem. How would I properly use backslash to change a password like this?
sed -i 's/FG;{U-[}-b~2c/newpass/g'
I know the [ will be a problem. Thanks again. No rush
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