Hi folks,
I need to do some simple repetitive manipulation of a bunch of text  
files: I want to find and replace the exact same strings in several  
files.

Could someone write me a small sample program with instructions for  
how to implement it?
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For instance, I want to find "\begin{Schunk}" and replace it with  
"\begin{verbatim}" and also find "\end{Schunk}" and replace it with  
"\end{Schunk}," and a few other strings as well.

I would also like to delete the first n lines, from line 1, through  
and including the line containing "\begin{document}" (the number of  
lines will vary among files).

My text editor is Aquamacs (a native Mac emacs editor) and I am NOT  
very facile with it, outside of the tasks I do routinely (edit LaTeX,  
R, and Rnw files). I assume a small program could be written to run  
either in unix (upon which my Mac OS sits) or in emacs.

many thanks, and happy holidays,
Hank




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