Search & replace with find & ed

2010-03-28 0 min read Bash Learning Linux

$\"Computer$: Image via Wikipedia

function sr() {

declare pattern replacement name usage
declare -i pvar=0 rvar=0 tvar=0

usage='usage: sr [-t ] [-n name] [-p pattern] [-r replacement] [– ] [dir1 dir2 …]'

# cf. <a href="http://bsdpants.blogspot.com/2007/02/option-ize-your-shell-scripts.html">http://bsdpants.blogspot.com/2007/02/option-ize-your-shell-scripts.html

while [[ "${1:0:1}" == '-' ]] ; do

[[ "${1}" == '–' ]] && { shift; break; } # – marks end of options