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RREP

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXIT STATUS
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REPORTING BUGS
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NAME

rrep - replace patterns in files.

SYNOPSIS

rrep [ OPTIONS ] PATTERN REPLACEMENT [ FILE ...]

DESCRIPTION

The rrep utility searches input FILE s for matches to a given PATTERN and replaces those matches by a given REPLACEMENT . The pattern is, by default, a basic regular expression. The replacement string may contain special characters to refer to portions of the matched pattern.

Binary files are, by default, ignored. A file is regarded as binary if it contains the null character.

OPTIONS

-E , --extended-regexp

PATTERN is interpreted as an extended regular expression (ERE).

-F , --fixed-strings

PATTERN and REPLACEMENT are interpreted as fixed strings, not as regular expressions or escape sequences.

-R , -r , --recursive

Each directory that is given on the command line is processed recursively. Files and sub-directories starting with the . character are, by default, ignored.

--include= FILE_PATTERN

Only files are processed that match the pattern FILE_PATTERN , except for files that are specifically given on the command line. * , ? , and [ ... ] can be used as wildcards in FILE_PATTERN . Wildcards and backslash characters can be quoted with \ .

--exclude= FILE_PATTERN

Files that match the pattern FILE_PATTERN will be skipped, except for files that are specifically given on the command line (using wildcard matching as described under --include ).

--exclude-dir= PATTERN

Directories that match PATTERN will be skipped, except for files that are specifically given on the command line (using wildcard matching as described under --include ).

-V , --version

Print the version number of rrep .

-S SUFFIX , --suffix= SUFFIX

Override default backup suffix. This option implicitly activates backups.

-a , --all

Files and sub-directories starting with the . character in recursively processed directories (see --recursive ) are processed as well.

-b

Backup before overwriting files. The backup files are written into the directory of the original file. Equivalent to using --backup=existing .

--backup [ = CONTROL ]

Like -b but accepts a version control argument. The file name of the backup file is appended by a ˜ character. The backup suffix is ˜ , unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX . The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none , off never make backups
(even if --backup is given)
numbered , t make numbered backups
existing , nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple
otherwise
simple , never always make simple backups

--binary

Do not ignore binary files. A file is regarded as binary if it contains the null character \0 .

--dry-run

The replacement is just simulated. No file is actually modified.

-e PATTERN , --regexp= PATTERN

Use PATTERN for matching. This option can be used to specify a pattern beginning with - .

-h , --help

Display a help message that describes the command line options and exit afterwards.

-i , --ignore-case

Case distinctions in PATTERN are ignored.

--keep-times

The original access and modification times of files and directories are restored after processing.

-p REPLACEMENT , --replace-with= REPLACEMENT

Use REPLACEMENT for substitution.

--interactive

Each time before a file is modified the user is prompted and can cancel the modification.

-q , --quiet , --silent

All normal output messages are suppressed.

-s , --no-messages

All error messages are suppressed.

-w , --word-regexp

Only those matches of PATTERN are replaced that match whole words.

-x , --line-regexp

Only those matches of PATTERN are replaced that match whole lines.

EXIT STATUS

Exit status is 1 if any error occurs, 0 otherwise.

AUTHOR

Written by Arno Onken.

REPORTING BUGS

If you find a bug in rrep , please send electronic mail to < asnelt@asnelt.org >. Include the version number, which you can find by running rrep --version . Also include in your message the output that the program produced and the output you expected.

If you have other questions, comments or suggestions about rrep , contact the author via electronic mail to < asnelt@asnelt.org >. The author will try to help you out, although he may not have time to fix your problems.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.