This has been asked quite a few times.
I would recursively want to replace a string xxx-zzzzzzzz with yyy-wwwwwwww recursively in all files below a given directory 'directory'. The 'directory' has subdirectories too so it has to be recursive search and replace.

How to do it?

Thanks
HyTC
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Have a look here:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/...ch%20replace;#263442

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Hi.

Thanks i had seen that and tried it.
Actually i have files within subdirectories of a directory.
so if i just go down to the directory and then do

grep -r -l 'stringtoreplace' it just gives nothing

if on the other hand i do

grep -r -l 'stringtoreplace' a*

it does give all the files within the directories starting with 'a'

if i go up one level

grep -r -l 'stringtoreplace' directory

it does list all the subdirectories/files within directory where 'stringtoreplace' exists.

So stuck at that

TIA

Thanks
HyTC
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Thanks.
Could get it going... all done

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