[GLLUG] Change text in multiple files

[Clay Dowling]

Seth Bembeneck wrote:
> Is there an easy way to change text in lots of files at one time?
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> Specifically, I need to change all references to “index.php” in my php 
> scripts to “home.php”
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> The php files are spread out among several sub-folders.
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> Is this possible??

highly possible using perl and the substitution functions.  There are 
probably command line methods as well, but when I've had to do this in 
the past I used perl.

Clay

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