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Article #770Re: make a change in many files
From: Bruce B. Harper
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 18:10
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 18:10
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On Thu, 22 Oct 1992 08:33:31 PDT Larry said:
>I know I've seen an exec that uses Xedit to make a specified change
>(c/string1/string2/ * * ) in all of a list of files. Anybody have such a
>thing?
The XEDIT User Guide (_System Product Editor User's Guide_, SC24-5220)
has a global change macro (at least up to Release 4 of the book) that will
work with a master file filled with .im filename. It is in Section 7
with an explanation of how macros are constructed and how they work.
Bruce
Administrative Display System Bruce B. Harper, Manager
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10c92b,25c1af93d2d07bb5 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c92b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-10-22 08:23:14 PST Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.gtech.com!noc.near.net!mars.caps.maine.edu!maine.maine.edu!cunyvm!ukma!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu! auvm!VTVM1.BITNET!BHARPER Message-ID: <XEDIT-L%92102214153461@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.xedit-l Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 14:10:55 EDT Sender: VM System Editor List <XEDIT-L@UGA.BITNET> From: "Bruce B. Harper" <BHARPER@VTVM1.BITNET> Subject: Re: make a change in many files In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 22 Oct 1992 08:33:31 PDT from <0084P@NAVPGS> Lines: 17