new multi-file pattern search and replace.

diff --git a/scripts/core/search_replace.sh b/scripts/core/search_replace.sh
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+++ b/scripts/core/search_replace.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# a break out of the popular replace_pattern_in_file function that
+# can work with multiple files.
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh"
+
+pattern="$1"; shift
+replacement="$1"; shift
+
+if [ -z "$1" -o -z "$pattern" -o -z "$replacement" ]; then
+  echo This script requires a simple pattern to search for in a set of files,
+  echo the replacement for the pattern, and a list of files.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# loop across the file names we were given.
+
+while true; do
+  patt1="$1"; shift
+  if [ -z "$patt1" ]; then 
+    break;
+  fi
+
+  for currfile in $patt1; do
+    replace_pattern_in_file "$currfile" "$pattern" "$replacement"
+  done
+
+done
+