How to make the same change in multiple shell scripts?


 
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# 1  
Old 08-07-2002
Power How to make the same change in multiple shell scripts?

I would like to make the same change in multiple shell script files and would like to know if anyone can be of some help? I would appreciate it.
# 2  
Old 08-07-2002
What do you want to change in the script, programming code or only variables?

If you want to change variables you can put these in a file. You read these variables by using commands like grep and awk print.
# 3  
Old 08-10-2002
If I understand you correctly you want to change one specific regex in a script to another. you can use sed to do global substitutions.

sed -e s/foo/bar

Build a list file with
ls > listfile and edit it. Then:

listfile=/path/to/listfile
for i in $listfile
do
sed -e s/foo/bar $i
done
echo Return Code: $?


The echo at the bottom will return a 0 or a 1 .. 0 if successfull and 1 if it fails.

jiin
# 4  
Old 05-29-2007
Same Changes to multiple Scripts

you use following script

for file in $*
do
sed 's/string/string1/g' $file>,$file
mv ,$file $file
done

i hope this will help u
# 5  
Old 05-29-2007
if you have gnu sd
Code:
sed -i 's/string/string1/g' file*

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