# Change a line in over 1300+ files

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-a-line-in-over-1300-files/195142>\
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**Created:** [July 28, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-a-line-in-over-1300-files/195142 "2006-07-28T18:12:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![DHDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@DHDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DHDesign)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-a-line-in-over-1300-files/195142/1 "2006-07-28T18:12:45Z")

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can anyone provide any assistance on how to change a line of code (in over 1300+ files) in one shot?

I have 1300+ files, each has a line such as: \<form … action=“test.php”\>

I need to change all 1300+ files to: \<form … action=“another.php”\>

Any thoughts?  
I’ve heard that there are methods on a Linux system to find and replace a string in a batch of files…any truth to this? and if so, any assistance?

Thanks!