[mythtv-users] MSQL statement - find all references

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:33 PM, A JM wrote:

> Does grep find any text containing the search string or specifically
> what you ask for?
>
> #grep mythtv dbdump.sql
>
> will it find 'myth' and 'my', etc?
>
> If I want to do a search and replace on the DB what is the
> preferred/safest method?
>
> Thanks,

man grep

You can specify a string or use regular expression matching. What  
exactly are you trying to accomplish? There's probably a better way  
than a blind search/replace.