How To Install rpl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on CentOS 7. rpl is Intelligent recursive search/replace utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on CentOS 7.

What is rpl

rpl is a UN*X text replacement utility. It will replace strings with new strings in multiple text files. It can work recursively over directories and supports limiting the search to specific file suffixes. rpl was originally written by Joe Laffey; this is a rewritten version.

We can use yum or dnf to install rpl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpl.

Install rpl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rpl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpl

Install rpl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install rpl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpl

How To Uninstall rpl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the rpl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.