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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4500- July  7, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4500- July  7, 2025
 
 
FIND AND EDIT STRINGS 
Ever found a need to find
 for a particular string
 across the file system and
 edit all those files which
 contains that particular
 string??
 
 Here is a simple way.
 
 Suppose you want to search
 for a pattern "mphasis" across
 file system and edit those
 files..
 
 Just type this at the
 command prompt:
 
 vi `find . -name "*" -exec grep -l mphasis {} \; -print`
 
 
 This tip is supported by: Manjunath.Alkod@mphasis.com
 
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