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Old 11-18-2011
overwrite file in multiple folders
I need to update the contents of a file that exists in several hundred folders.

I'm on a mac.

Can I use Terminal to execute a linux/unix command that will accomplish the overwriting of the file?
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Old 11-18-2011
Show us contents of the file before and after update.
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Old 11-20-2011
Is this a one-off command? If so, you could do the following
Code:
locate myfile

and copy the output into a text file to generate the update statements.
 
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