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How to do a multi-line replace in files

Remember to add a backslash for special keywords like //{

perl -i -p0e 's/namespace gng \{\nnamespace strategy \{/namespace gng::engine::xraider \{/igs' *.h

perl -i -p0e 's/namespace gng \{\nnamespace strategy \{/namespace gng::engine::xraider \{/igs' *.cc


perl -i -p0e 's/\}  \/\/ namespace strategy\n\}  \/\/ namespace gng/}  \/\/ namespace gng::engine::xraider/igs' *.h
perl -i -p0e 's/\}  \/\/ namespace strategy\n\}  \/\/ namespace gng/}  \/\/ namespace gng::engine::xraider/igs' *.cc