sed edit file in place

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The -i option streams the edited content into a new file and then renames it behind the scenes, anyway.

Example:

sed -i 's/STRING_TO_REPLACE/STRING_TO_REPLACE_IT/g' filename

while on macOS you need:

sed -i '' 's/STRING_TO_REPLACE/STRING_TO_REPLACE_IT/g' filename

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