Rick, assuming these are not image files (i.e., do not contain binary data) and also assuming that you are running bash, you could write a simple shell script like:
TMPFILE=/tmp/tmp.$RANDOM for file in *.xpm; do echo "$file" sed -e "s/static/const/g" $file > $TMPFILE cat $TMPFILE > $file; # retains permissions, etc. done rm $TMPFILE HTH, Brad. --- "Richard R. Sivernell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > List > > This may be stupid simple, that is why I am here, > my question is this: > I have some files *.xpm that have a word static in > them. I want to change > the word to const. What is the easy way to to have a > script to open each file > in a directory & change the word, save and close the > file. > > Any help appreciated Cheers > > -- > Rick Sivernell > Dallas, Texas 75287 > 972 306-2296 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 > Registered Linux User > > .~. > / v \r > /( _ )\r > ^ ^ > In Linux we trust! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
