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Nix search and replace

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Nix search replace using sed

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  1. !/bin/bash
  2.  
  3.  FOLDER="/Users/path/to/test/original/"
  4.  echo "******************************************"
  5.  echo enter word to replace
  6.  read searchterm
  7.  echo enter word that replaces
  8.  read replaceterm
  9.  
  10.  
  11.  
  12.    for file in $(grep -l -R $searchterm $FOLDER) 
  13.  
  14.  
  15.       do
  16.  
  17.    sed -e "s/$searchterm/$replaceterm/g" $file > /Users/path/to/test/tmp/tempfile.tmp 
  18.        mv /Users/path/to/test/tmp/tempfile.tmp $file
  19.  
  20.        echo "Modified: " $file
  21.  
  22.     done
  23.  
  24.  
  25.  
  26.  
  27.    echo " *** All Done! *** "

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