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Shell commands to replace content of multiple files
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match_string_and_replace_in_files.sh
lookupdir=src
filetype=*.java
#filetype=*.{html,php,htm}
find=some_email_ids1
replace=some_email_ids2
echo "Files to be Replaced"
grep -irl "$find" "$lookupdir" --include=$filetype
grep -irl "$find" "$lookupdir" --include=$filetype | xargs sed -i "s/$find/$replace/g"
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