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[Solved] Replacing a particular string in all files in folder and file contents

I need to replace all filesnames in a folder as well as its content from AK6 to AK11. Eg Folder has files AK6-Create.xml, AK6-system.py etc.. the files names as well as contents should be changes to AK9-Create.xml, AK9-system.py etc

All files are xml and python scripts.

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Eventually i found out
This worked

Code:

find . -name "*AK6*" -print|awk '{f=$0;gsub("AK6","AK11");print "sed -e 's/AK6/AK11/g' "f" > "$0}'|sh

Last edited by radoulov; 01-04-2012 at 05:31 AM.. Reason: Marked as solved.

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