How To Replace A String Recursively

To replace a string in all files recursively with your matching string globally, The following perl utility is very helpful -

Go to the directory and run -

# perl -p -i -e 's/string/replace-with/g' `grep -rl string *`



If your string contains '/' for example you have to replace '/home/sandy' with '/home/mandy' the use it like -

# perl -p -i -e 's/\/home\/sandy/\/home\/mandy/g' `grep -rl sandy *`


If you have any query, please post your comments.
Thanks !