10-23-2008
Shell Script to replace tokens in multiple files
I have multiple script files that I have created, that allow me to simply replace a few tokens at the top of the file, and then not have to go through the actual script and change anything. I have about 10 of them, but I was hoping to find a way to write a small script that would allow me to input what value I want those tokens to hold, and then run that script, and it would go through all the scripts I have and replace the tokens with the values I input in to the first script.
Not sure if I explained it very well, but here's an example.
replaceScript.sh -
serverScript1.sh
serverScript2.sh
serverScript3.sh
when I run replaceScript.sh, I'd like to be able to input, say, 5 variables(var1-var2-...var5), then the replaceScript.sh will go through and replace those same variables that have been set in serverScript1-3, with the values I input in to the replaceScript.sh
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rbash - restricted bash, see bash(1)
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If bash is started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted. A restricted shell is
used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell. It behaves identically to bash with the exception that the follow-
ing are disallowed or not performed:
o changing directories with cd
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o specifying a file name containing a / as an argument to the . builtin command
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These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.
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