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Post #121,797
by deSitter
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10/18/03 4:19:32 AM
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New Useful tip
..for editing a lot of files that have the same grepped-for token:
\nvi $(find . -name <expr> -exec grep --with-filename <token> {} \\; | cut -f1 -d: | uniq)\n


Replace <expr> with file matching pattern and <token> with your greppage input.
-drl
Post #121,799
by kmself
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10/18/03 5:42:03 AM
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New Shorter tip
vi $(find . -name pattern -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l pattern )\r\n
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Karsten M. Self [link|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com|kmself@ix.netcom.com]\r\n
[link|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/|http://kmself.home.netcom.com/]\r\n
What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?\r\n
[link|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/|TWikIWETHEY] -- an experiment in collective intelligence. Stupidity. Whatever.\r\n
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Post #121,809
by deSitter
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10/18/03 9:13:15 AM
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New That is better :)
-drl
     Useful tip - (deSitter) - (2) - Oct. 18, 2003, 04:19:32 AM EDT
         Shorter tip - (kmself) - (1) - Oct. 18, 2003, 05:42:03 AM EDT
             That is better :) -NT - (deSitter) - Oct. 18, 2003, 09:13:15 AM EDT

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