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From: raymond@kronos-fi.arc.nasa.gov (Eric A. Raymond)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Replace strings in multiple files
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Date: 10 May 91 17:47:06 GMT
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I'm looking for a utility that will do a global replace of strings
over a specified set of files.

Right now I have a SED script that I use, but this is sort of slow and
brain dead.

It would be really nice to have something like tags-query-replace from
GNU Emacs.


Ideal features would include:
   - fast
   - ability to perform multiple replaces at a time (i.e. more than
     one string)
   - interactive and non-interactive (i.e., go ahead and replace all) modes
   - optional word and case sensitivity 
   - able to deal with files > 64K
   - source code availability (but not strictly needed)
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Eric A. Raymond  (raymond@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov)
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