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sfranciaAug 05,2008

Recursive Search and Replace Bash Script

I had a need to perform a search and replace operation on all files in a directory of files. Effectively I needed a recursive sed. I couldn't find one and wrote this script. This is version .1, but worked for my needs, hopefully others find it useful. It is probably a smart practice to backup your set of files before running any batch operation on them. The script is released under the GPL2 License.

sfranciaJul 21,2008

Bash Script Skeleton

I commonly write a quick bash script to solve certain problems. I found myself typing the same code over and over again. Looking for a better solution I googled for a bash script skeleton and found a good one at withouthat.org. I customized it a bit and updated it. Here is my version.