What GNU/Linux command-line tool would I use for performing a search and replace on a file?
问题 What GNU/Linux command-line tool would I use for performing a search and replace on a file? Can the search text, and replacement, be specified in a regex format? 回答1: sed 's/a.*b/xyz/g;' old_file > new_file GNU sed (which you probably have) is even more versatile: sed -r --in-place 's/a(.*)b/x\1y/g;' your_file Here is a brief explanation of those options: -i[SUFFIX], --in-place[=SUFFIX] edit files in place (makes backup if extension supplied) -r, --regexp-extended use extended regular