how do i get this to leave the ownership as it was? 1

[farley99]

files=`grep -r name1 * -l | grep -v convert`
for ii in $files; do
echo "Processing $ii"
sed -e "s/name1/name2/" $ii >$ii.tmp;mv $ii.tmp $ii
done

When I run this a root it changes the ownership on any file it changes to root, how do I get it to leave the ownership as it was?

 

[vgersh99]

ex - ${ii} <<EOF
s/name1/name2/
wq!
EOF

vlad
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[Ygor]

Or use cp -p to preserve file atributes, e.g.....

files=`grep -r name1 * -l | grep -v convert`
for ii in $files; do
echo &quot;Processing $ii&quot;
cp -p $ii $ii.tmp
sed -e &quot;s/name1/name2/&quot; $ii >$ii.tmp;mv $ii.tmp $ii
done