Delete a string from all files in a directory

Question

I am looking for a tool/command to delete string "http://" from all files within a directory. I am using the following command on my MacOS but am not able to accomplish the task.

grep -lr --exclude-dir=".git" -e "http://" . | xargs sed -i "" "s/"http:\/\/"//g"

I get the following error on command line:

sed: RE error: illegal byte sequence

Please help. Thanks in advance.

Look at the related question on the right: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19242275/sed-re-error-illegal-byte-sequence-on-mac-os-x — devnull, Apr 08 '14 at 18:27
That seems to be solution for Linux. I am asking for solution in MacOS. Also, I am not sure if the command is totally correct. — RAhul, Apr 08 '14 at 18:38
Did you try `find . -type f -exec sed -i "" 's|http://||g' {} \;` — devnull, Apr 08 '14 at 18:40

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '14 at 18:50

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You have double quotes within a double quoted string. Try

grep ... | xargs sed -i "" 's@"http://"@@g'

Using different delimiters for s/// to avoid the leaning toothpick syndrome.

answered Apr 08 '14 at 18:50

glenn jackman

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