Help needed with shell script to search and replace a set of strings among the set of files
Hi,
I am looking for a shell script which serves the below purpose.
Please find below the algorithm for the same and any help on this would be highly appreciated.
1)set of strings need to be replaced among set of files(directory may contain different types of files)
2)It should search for the type of files for which replace must be done
Please find below the algorithm for the same and any help on this would be highly appreciated.
sync.log contains file paths as below:
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Thanks in advance!!!
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 02-26-2014 at 07:21 AM..
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