To open multilple Files containg a particular expression

[vicky_brsh]

Hi All,

I want to know whether i can use both grep and vi together and open different files having the same expression in them in one cpmmand.

Something like this :
vi `grep -lR` Hai` "*.*"
But the above command is not working. Can any one please correct me if
i am doing anything wrong or is there any other way to achieve the same.


Thanks & Regards
Vikram

[ohgary]

Hi All,

Something like this :
vi `grep -lR` Hai` "*.*"

Are you trying to edit files that have Hai in the file, or edit the file returned by the grep? I suspect the first.

try

vi `grep -lR Hai *.*`

that will edit every file that has the letters Hai anyplace in the file.

[delovelady]

<SOAPBOX>
Keep in mind also folks, that Linux is not Winblows. *.* does not necessarily do what you think it will do. On Windows, it will pull out any file (even files that have no extension). On Linux, this means "any file whose name contains a period." On Linux, for example,
> ls -al /etc/hos*.*
will not show you /etc/hosts (unlike Winblows)

What you really want (probably), is to replace "*.*" with *
</SOAPBOX>

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