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replace_text.rb
def escape(text)
text.gsub('"', '\"')
end
search_term = escape(ARGV[0])
replace_term = escape(ARGV[1])
piped_input = STDIN.entries
piped_input.each do |line|
parts = line.split(":")
filename = parts[0]
line_number = parts[1]
puts "filename: #{filename}"
puts `sed -i '' -e "#{line_number}s/#{search_term}/#{replace_term}/g" #{filename}`
end
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