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Date:      Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:26:10 -0600
From:      mark <elroy@ghgcorp.com>
To:        "Alain G. Fabry" <fabry@panam.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: find and replace within files.
Message-ID:  <3649C8B2.EF33DBCC@ghgcorp.com>
References:  <037401be0d96$58d82b90$5531d5c6@earth.coserve.org>

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check out sed.  at least if I understand what you are asking.  it can do that,
although technically it is a Stream EDitor (thus the name).  I have a feeling
that this is not the preferred solution for you, but it is possible.
markAlain G. Fabry wrote:

> Is there any way in FreeBSD that I can search in files for certain lines and
> replace them with something else?
> f.e. search for Name and replace with Last_Name
> This needs to be done thruogh a whole directory tree.
> Can you refer me to a command which will do this?
> Thanks,
>
> Alain
>
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