cmd / replace

updated April 14, 2026

To find and replace code/text by a file glob:

replace foo bar **/*.rb

Script:

#!/bin/bash

set -euo pipefail

find_this="$1"
shift
replace_with="$1"
shift

items=$(rg -l "$find_this" "$@")

IFS=$'\n'
for item in $items; do
  sed -i '' "s/$find_this/$replace_with/g" "$item"
done

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