How to add a line in files recursively bash?
I use the command to add one line at the beginning of the php files in the current directory and its subdirrectories recursively.
find . -name "*.php" -exec sed -i -e "/<?php/a\
Sometext" *.php ;
But it adds Sometext many times (instead of one) only in php files in the current directory (instead of all). What I did wrong?
bash
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
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I use the command to add one line at the beginning of the php files in the current directory and its subdirrectories recursively.
find . -name "*.php" -exec sed -i -e "/<?php/a\
Sometext" *.php ;
But it adds Sometext many times (instead of one) only in php files in the current directory (instead of all). What I did wrong?
bash
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
add a comment |
I use the command to add one line at the beginning of the php files in the current directory and its subdirrectories recursively.
find . -name "*.php" -exec sed -i -e "/<?php/a\
Sometext" *.php ;
But it adds Sometext many times (instead of one) only in php files in the current directory (instead of all). What I did wrong?
bash
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
I use the command to add one line at the beginning of the php files in the current directory and its subdirrectories recursively.
find . -name "*.php" -exec sed -i -e "/<?php/a\
Sometext" *.php ;
But it adds Sometext many times (instead of one) only in php files in the current directory (instead of all). What I did wrong?
bash
bash
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
FoxFox
3961419
asked Nov 13 '18 at 15:28
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You don't pass the files found by find to the sed command, but the files found by the shell glob *.php. Before find is executed, the *.php is expanded and your command becomes
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ... ;
Afterwards, find will for each found file execute the command
sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ...
You probably wanted to write
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed -i -e '/<?php/a\
Sometext' ;
For each file, find executes sed and replaces by one file name.
In this case, you could even write + instead of ; such that sed is executed only once on all files at once, instead of once for every file – this will speed up your command drastically.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
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You don't pass the files found by find to the sed command, but the files found by the shell glob *.php. Before find is executed, the *.php is expanded and your command becomes
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ... ;
Afterwards, find will for each found file execute the command
sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ...
You probably wanted to write
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed -i -e '/<?php/a\
Sometext' ;
For each file, find executes sed and replaces by one file name.
In this case, you could even write + instead of ; such that sed is executed only once on all files at once, instead of once for every file – this will speed up your command drastically.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
add a comment |
You don't pass the files found by find to the sed command, but the files found by the shell glob *.php. Before find is executed, the *.php is expanded and your command becomes
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ... ;
Afterwards, find will for each found file execute the command
sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ...
You probably wanted to write
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed -i -e '/<?php/a\
Sometext' ;
For each file, find executes sed and replaces by one file name.
In this case, you could even write + instead of ; such that sed is executed only once on all files at once, instead of once for every file – this will speed up your command drastically.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
add a comment |
You don't pass the files found by find to the sed command, but the files found by the shell glob *.php. Before find is executed, the *.php is expanded and your command becomes
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ... ;
Afterwards, find will for each found file execute the command
sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ...
You probably wanted to write
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed -i -e '/<?php/a\
Sometext' ;
For each file, find executes sed and replaces by one file name.
In this case, you could even write + instead of ; such that sed is executed only once on all files at once, instead of once for every file – this will speed up your command drastically.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
You don't pass the files found by find to the sed command, but the files found by the shell glob *.php. Before find is executed, the *.php is expanded and your command becomes
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ... ;
Afterwards, find will for each found file execute the command
sed ... 1stMatch.php 2ndMatch.php ...
You probably wanted to write
find . -name '*.php' -exec sed -i -e '/<?php/a\
Sometext' ;
For each file, find executes sed and replaces by one file name.
In this case, you could even write + instead of ; such that sed is executed only once on all files at once, instead of once for every file – this will speed up your command drastically.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
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edited Nov 13 '18 at 15:38
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
answered Nov 13 '18 at 15:34
SocowiSocowi
6,2202724
6,2202724
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
add a comment |
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Thanks a lot. This helped.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:35
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
Sure I will. Just it asks me to wait 6 mins to be able to accept.
– Fox
Nov 13 '18 at 15:42
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