Perl : Search and Replace

mksr    November 2000

mksr.pl is a script which allows you to search for and replace a string in multiple files. I am pretty sure there is probably already a UNIX tool to do this, but it was easier for me to roll my own then look up how to do it every time.

Usage:

File can be any filename or to use wildcards leave off the * and use just the ".ext"

For example to search and replace all NAME with NEWNAME in all html files in current directory. (recurse not implemented yet)

Download Script: mksr_pl.txt

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