sed command edit multi files ( insert , replace line)

Question

Ive 30 files named ( db01.php up to db30.php )

include this line

     require_once('config.php');

I want to add or replace it to be

    require_once('../new/config.php');

how to use sed to edit these 30 files at once

nosid · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06 07:13:17Z

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sed -i 's/\(require_once(.\)\(config\.php.);\)/\1..\/new\/\2/' db*.php

answered Oct 6, 2012 at 7:13

nosid

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vara · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06 09:26:07Z

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sed -i "s/\(require_once('\)\(.*\.php\)\(');\)/\1..\/new\/\2\3/" db*.txt

answered Oct 6, 2012 at 9:26

vara

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