How to search and replace using wildcard in Linux?

SamLearnsLinux · Post by **SamLearnsLinux** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:41 pm

How do I use Wildcards for search and replace in Linux either with the text editor or with LibreOffice Writer? Either works for me. Eg

"Hello how are you doing today?",

I want to replace everything between the word 'how' and 'doing'

I tried 'how*doing' but that did not work

gm10 · Post by **gm10** » Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:14 pm

In either of them enable regex search, then e.g.
search: how.*doing
replace: howdoing

SamLearnsLinux · Post by **SamLearnsLinux** » Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:29 am

gm10 wrote: ⤴Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:14 pm In either of them enable regex search, then e.g.
search: how.*doing
replace: howdoing

Thank you that worked prefect.

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