.. the following should do it: for f in `find src -name "*.java"` do sed 's/JBoss, the OpenSource EJB server/JBoss, the OpenSource J2EE webOS/g' $f > $f.2 mv $f.2 $f done You can concatenate everything into one line, if you separate it with ; If you dont't trust it (even I don't ;-), leave out the 'mv ..'-line for the first. You will end in having a .java.2 for every .java. Check them for correctness and afterwards reinsert the line. Holger _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development