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From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Replace strings in multiple files
Summary: Use perl
Keywords: perl
Message-ID: <1991May11.111438.404@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 11 May 91 11:14:38 GMT
References: <12565@ptolemy-ri.ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov>
Followup-To: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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raymond@kronos-fi.arc.nasa.gov (Eric A. Raymond) writes:
: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.

How about using "perl" ? It's faster than sed. (And there is a script
which can convert your sed script to perl script).
Get perl from simtel20.

:Ideal features would include:
:   - fast

Perl is 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

Both could be done easily

:   - optional word and case sensitivity 

Could be done.

:   - able to deal with files > 64K

Limited by memory.

:   - source code availability (but not strictly needed)

Source code is available.

:Eric A. Raymond  (raymond@ptolemy.arc.nasa.gov)

-- budi rahardjo <rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca>