• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Sal Ferrarello
  • About Sal Ferrarello
  • Speaking
  • Connect
    Mastodon GitHub Twitter (inactive)
You are here: Home / Dev Tips / Replace Across Multiple Files

Replace Across Multiple Files

Last updated on May 18, 2014 by Sal Ferrarello

Replace All Instances of wolf with dog

From the command line run
ack 'wolf' -l --print0 | xargs -0 sed -i '' 's/wolf/dog/g'

Sal Ferrarello
Sal Ferrarello (@salcode)
Sal is a PHP developer with a focus on the WordPress platform. He is a conference speaker with a background including Piano Player, Radio DJ, Magician/Juggler, Beach Photographer, and High School Math Teacher. Sal can be found professionally at WebDevStudios, where he works as a senior backend engineer.

Share this post:

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on EmailShare on Reddit

Filed Under: Dev Tips Tagged With: command line

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Copyright © 2023 · Bootstrap4 Genesis on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in