how to replace a specific pattern from all files

Question

suppose I want to replace abc with xyz in all files in a directory. How do I write a script for this ?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '14 at 06:34

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find . -type f | xargs sed -i 's/abc/xyz/g'

Use -maxdepth option if you don't want the action to take place recursively in your current working directory.

answered Nov 26 '14 at 06:34

Sreeraj

find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | xargs sed -i 's/abc/xyz/g' - this is non-recursive, ie., it will replace abc in the files that reside only in your current working directory. – Sreeraj Nov 26 '14 at 06:42
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you should use find ... -exec sed '...' {} + – mikeserv Nov 26 '14 at 07:21

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