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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T07:49:26+00:00 2026-05-13T07:49:26+00:00

How do i find and replace a string on command line in multiple files

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How do i find and replace a string on command line in multiple files on unix?

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    2026-05-13T07:49:27+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 7:49 am

    there are many ways .But one of the answers would be:

    find . -name '*.html' |xargs perl -pi -e 's/find/replace/g'
    
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