bash:files:find_replace_a_string_within_a_file
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BASH - Files - Find & Replace a String within a File
See: Find & Replace.
Changing contents within a file
contents=$(< infile.txt) $ echo "${contents/$old/$new}"
NOTE: This reads the file into a Bash variable and uses parameter expansion.
- infile.txt: The input file here is named infile.txt.
- $old: The string to replace.
- $new: The replacement string.
To change the file in-place:
echo "${contents/$old/$new}" > infile.tmp && mv infile.tmp infile.txt
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