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title: "Discussion on \"Quickly Replace Text in Multiple Files with just One Command\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Quickly Replace Text in Multiple Files with just One Command\". Few of the time, we need to alter some particular text in multiple files, and opening and editing each file at a time is a killer. Here is a sweet simple command that uses the \"Power of PERL\" to make our life easier.\nCommand:-\nperl -pi -w -e 's/faceb..."
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# [Quickly Replace Text in Multiple Files with just One Command](https://worldofhacker.com/quickly-replace-text-in-multiple-files-with-just-one-command?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Few of the time, we need to alter some particular text in multiple files, and opening and editing each file at a time is a killer. Here is a sweet simple command that uses the "Power of PERL" to make our life easier. Command:- perl -pi -w -e 's/faceb...

May 11, 2012 · 1 min read · worldofhacker.com  
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