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regex replace multi-line + in multiple files
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gistfile1.txt
$FILES="*.rs"
$REGEX="s#(.*)\n(.*)/\2\n\1/"
find . -name "$FILES" | xargs perl -0777 -pi -e '$REGEX'
# flag: -0777 tells perl to read the file as a whole
# replace '-pi' with '-pi.bak' to create backups
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