Replace text in multiple files?

[Chris Dunning]

Is there a command in Linux that will do a find->replace in multiple files at once? For example, I want to remove the right column from every page in a site I'm building. In my text editor, I can do a search for the string that creates the cell for the right column and includes it, then replace it with nothing. However, I'd rather not do that for each file individually...is there something I could run from the command line? I'd also like to use it for the Header Tag Controller...in all of those same files, I need to find

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

and replace it with a longer string that calls the header tag controller files. Surely Linux has a way to do this?

[gazzzzzza]

i know you can do this using certain programs

 

bbedit (for macintosh)

adobe golive (pc/mac)

actual search & replace (pc) (demo available on web) (i use this)

 

but i dont use linux so im not sure for linux sorry

 

to do it in these programs (pc ones) select your files/folder and input the starting code and the code you wish to replace it with.

[Chris Dunning]

I actually found one for Windows that I'm pretty happy with so far - it's called "Bk replace em." It's freeware - google for it, it's out there.

 

I was hoping to run something from the linux command line, but this is actually more useful - I don't have shell access on every site I run.