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/blog/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 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marty Hoskins http://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/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-page-1/#comment-128861 Marty Hoskins Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-128861 I am finding that this will work: find . -type f -print0 -name '*' -exec grep "nsfer.com" {} \; | xargs -0 replace '' '' -- I am finding that this will work:

find . -type f -print0 -name ‘*’ -exec grep “nsfer.com” {} \; | xargs -0 replace ” ” –

]]> By: Marty Hoskins http://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/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-page-1/#comment-128860 Marty Hoskins Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:53:16 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-128860 I just tried this on a server. It works pretty good, but if a file has a space in the name, it assumes everything before the space is a directory name and fails on those files. Is there a way to overcome this. I just tried this on a server. It works pretty good, but if a file has a space in the name, it assumes everything before the space is a directory name and fails on those files. Is there a way to overcome this.

]]> By: swiz http://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/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-page-1/#comment-128842 swiz Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:29:08 +0000 http://www.gabrielserafini.com/?p=795#comment-128842 I usually break out a perl one liner...that is pretty slick, though. I usually break out a perl one liner…that is pretty slick, though.

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]]> By: Troo http://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/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-page-1/#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/blog/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-page-1/#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/blog/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-page-1/#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/blog/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-page-1/#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/blog/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-page-1/#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/blog/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-page-1/#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!

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