Find string inside files and replace with a new string

Question

I need to find all files containing certain text inside my project directory. This includes sub-directories.

I've managed to find all the files:

find . -type f -exec grep -H 'Rename' {} \;

Now I need to replace the keyword "Rename" with "XYZ" leaving the rest of text in each file intact.

Ideas?

Paul Hodges · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-08 20:57:01Z

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sed instead of grep.

find . -type f -exec sed -i 's/Rename/XYZ/g' {} \;

grep already scans all the lines of every file, so you aren't losing anything. This just makes the change when it finds it, instead of printing out the line.

answered Jun 8, 2020 at 20:57

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