Find & Replace in Files

[davetanguay]

I understand I can use sed to find and replace data such as follows:

grep -r -l -e 'something1' /home/user/public_html/* | xargs sed -i 's/something1/something2/g'

But how do I replace string that contains forward slashes?

For example, how would I replace the following?

FIND: example.com/~user/
REPLACE: example.org/

 

[24x7server]

Hi,

To use the forward slashes as it is, you have to escape it with the backward slash..
"\/" like this..

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello,

You may also find the following third-party URL helpful:

sed find replace string with special characters

Thank you.