How do I convert all occurrences of the word “OLD” in some file with the word “NEW” in Linux

Question

Can someone give me a command that convert all occurrences of the word “OLD” in some file with the word “NEW” in Linux?

Thanks in advance

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 10 '15 at 01:19

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sed 's/OLD/NEW/g' <file >newfile

answered Nov 10 '15 at 01:19

Tom Zych

wow, thanks a lot tom. It took me a while to figure this out. Godbless – lucian Nov 10 '15 at 01:24

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