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Created September 6, 2018 14:30
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  1. mkrogemann created this gist Sep 6, 2018.
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    #!/bin/bash

    for thefile in `find <path to start from> -type f -name <filename pattern>` ; do
    grep -v "<text to be removed (affects whole line)>" $thefile > $thefile.$$.tmp
    mv $thefile.$$.tmp $thefile
    done