find and replace using sed in unix

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Use slashes in sed replace

I need to find the following string /a/b/c and replace it with /r/s/t

It is a string and not a folder

/sam/pam/nancy --> /tim/cook/iphone

I am in the directory and just need to update multiple files having this line.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '12 at 16:24

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Use sed to change the files in-place. For example:

sed -i 's|/a/b/c|/r/s/t|g' *.txt

answered Oct 01 '12 at 16:24

dogbane

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '12 at 16:41

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perl -pi -e 's/\/a\/b\/c/\/r\/s\/t/g' file_name

answered Oct 01 '12 at 16:41

Vijay

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