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Reputation: 2001

find and replace string (regex) across multiple files in linux using sed

I have a list of files with strings like {{abc-exfs-value}}. The sub string abc differs in each of the file. For example, a regex search (java) like: \{\{*-exfs-value\}\} will return all the strings that is of concern here. How to proceed on replacing all those strings that match the regex pattern in files in linux?

I am able to get the list of files using grep -R '\-exfs\-value' .. Using sed how to replace the strings?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2361

Answers (1)

glenn jackman
glenn jackman

Reputation: 246744

I would think this is what's needed:

sed -i.bak 's/\({{\)[[:alnum:]]\+\(-exfs-value}}\)/\1xyz\2/g' file1 file2 ...

Upvotes: 1

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