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Old 09-30-2006
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You might try something like this if you don't want to create a file:
Code:
echo '%s/oldtext/newtext/g\nwq' | ex file

This will edit the text within the file. Non interactive style vi. The exact syntax for ex is a bit murky I can't find a lot of docs on it, but in a few occasions it's well worth figuring out and using.