On 2/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">A JM</b> <<a href="mailto:vbtalent@gmail.com">vbtalent@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Does grep find any text containing the search string or specifically<br>what you ask for?<br><br>#grep mythtv dbdump.sql<br><br>will it find 'myth' and 'my', etc?</blockquote><div><br>No, it won't. If you want that, you need to use a shorter query string.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">If I want to do a search and replace on the DB what is the<br>preferred/safest method?
</blockquote><div><br>Make the changes in the backup file, and restore from that.<br><br>However, if you tell us what you're really trying to do, we may be able to suggest an easier way.<br><br>Carl Fongheiser<br></div>
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