[Ubuntu-PH] help on script

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cj pangilinan

2011-07-15 18:28:51 UTC

Hi List,

I need help on writing a script or a one-liner command in Unix.

Create a script to find all project.xml file under the current directory and
open it and replace "file:C:/folder/file.txt" with "file:/work/dir/file.txt"
and then close it.

Thanks in advance.
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Carlos Jhunie L. Pangilinan, Jr.

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Ian Dexter R. Marquez

2011-07-16 02:34:38 UTC

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Post by cj pangilinan
Create a script to find all project.xml file under the current directory and
open it and replace "file:C:/folder/file.txt" with "file:/work/dir/file.txt"
and then close it.

What have you done so far?

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http://iandexter.com

cj pangilinan

2011-07-16 13:21:52 UTC

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find . -name project.xml -type f |xargs perl -pi -e 's/string1/string2/g'

but I can't seem to work -name project-*.xml. How do I replace project.xml
with multiple files like project-*.xml

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Carlos Jhunie L. Pangilinan, Jr.

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Post by cj pangilinan
Create a script to find all project.xml file under the current directory

and

Post by cj pangilinan
open it and replace "file:C:/folder/file.txt" with

"file:/work/dir/file.txt"

Post by cj pangilinan
and then close it.

What have you done so far?
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http://iandexter.com
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Ian Dexter R. Marquez

2011-07-16 13:44:06 UTC

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Post by cj pangilinan
find . -name project.xml -type f |xargs perl -pi -e 's/string1/string2/g'
but I can't seem to work -name project-*.xml. How do I replace project.xml
with multiple files like project-*.xml

Have you tried enclosing the pattern in quotes?

man find:

"Don't forget to enclose the pattern in quotes in order to protect it
from expansion by the shell."

Post by cj pangilinan
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:34, Ian Dexter R. Marquez <iandexter at gmail.com>

Post by Ian Dexter R. Marquez

Post by cj pangilinan
Create a script to find all project.xml file under the current directory and
open it and replace "file:C:/folder/file.txt" with
"file:/work/dir/file.txt"
and then close it.

What have you done so far?

--
Ian Dexter R. Marquez
http://iandexter.com

cj pangilinan

2011-07-17 07:42:32 UTC

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Wow great. That's it. I missed that. It now works. Thanks.

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Carlos Jhunie L. Pangilinan, Jr.

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Post by cj pangilinan
find . -name project.xml -type f |xargs perl -pi -e 's/string1/string2/g'
but I can't seem to work -name project-*.xml. How do I replace

project.xml

Post by cj pangilinan
with multiple files like project-*.xml

Have you tried enclosing the pattern in quotes?
"Don't forget to enclose the pattern in quotes in order to protect it
from expansion by the shell."

Post by cj pangilinan
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:34, Ian Dexter R. Marquez <

iandexter at gmail.com>

Post by cj pangilinan

Post by Ian Dexter R. Marquez

Post by cj pangilinan
Create a script to find all project.xml file under the current