Comments on: How I used the Unix command line to do a multi-file search and replace to fix over 4,700 individual files http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/ Web Design, Development and Business ... infopoet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Troo http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-114733 Troo Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:37:39 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-114733 Huge thanks for this tip! Saved me from an afternoon of pain ;) Huge thanks for this tip! Saved me from an afternoon of pain ;)

]]> By: Stephen http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-112263 Stephen Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:52:38 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-112263 How would you do this if you string to find and replace contained slashes? How would you do this if you string to find and replace contained slashes?

]]> By: Connor http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-109501 Connor Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:10:36 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-109501 Solaris doesn't accept the -i :'( Solaris doesn’t accept the -i :’(

]]> By: Captain Winky http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-105905 Captain Winky Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:27:52 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-105905 Worked like a charm! Thanks! :) Worked like a charm! Thanks! :)

]]> By: johnbhai http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29706 johnbhai Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:53:53 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29706 >>I’m pretty sure it was a script that was able to run on the box itself. The cPanel vulnerability was pretty severe to let that happen. What have you done to avoid this from happening again ? the vulnerability still exists ? >>I’m pretty sure it was a script that was able to run on the box itself. The cPanel vulnerability was pretty severe to let that happen.

What have you done to avoid this from happening again ? the vulnerability still exists ?

]]> By: Timothy R. Butler http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29468 Timothy R. Butler Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:06:45 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29468 Hey, thanks for the tip. It was a real time saver! Hey, thanks for the tip. It was a real time saver!

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29465 Gabriel Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:00:31 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29465 I'm pretty sure it was a script that was able to run on the box itself. The cPanel vulnerability was pretty severe to let that happen. I’m pretty sure it was a script that was able to run on the box itself. The cPanel vulnerability was pretty severe to let that happen.

]]> By: johnbhai http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29298 johnbhai Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:25:41 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29298 i was wondering..how did the hacker add this code to so many files? sounds off the track..does ne one know how.? i was wondering..how did the hacker add this code to so many files? sounds off the track..does ne one know how.?

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29238 Gabriel Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:11:36 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29238 The first sed fixes the pathnames with spaces issue. Also your way would execute the sed on every single file in the filesystem instead of just in the ones that in fact had the code. I love the fact that there is always more than one way to get things done using Unix... :) The first sed fixes the pathnames with spaces issue. Also your way would execute the sed on every single file in the filesystem instead of just in the ones that in fact had the code.

I love the fact that there is always more than one way to get things done using Unix… :)

]]> By: Leandro Penz http://www.gabrielserafini.com/archives/2007/03/21/how-i-used-the-unix-command-line-to-do-a-multi-file-search-and-replace-to-fix-over-4700-individual-files/#comment-29223 Leandro Penz Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:54:31 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-29223 That's ok, but if your path has dir names with spaces, it won't work The proper way to do it would be with find: find . -type f -exec sed -i 'regex' '{}' ';' That’s ok, but if your path has dir names with spaces, it won’t work

The proper way to do it would be with find:

find . -type f -exec sed -i ‘regex’ ‘{}’ ‘;’

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