for file in *.conf; do setedit "$file"; done | Interpretation | Likely Intent | Correct Approach | |----------------|----------------|--------------------| | Edit all source files in a project | Batch refactoring | grep -rl 'oldtext' . \| xargs sed -i 's/oldtext/newtext/g' | | Apply a setedit change to all settings keys | Misguided Android tweak | Script iteration over known keys (not recommended) | | Recursively edit all configs | System administration | find /etc -type f -name "*.conf" -exec setedit {} \; (if setedit is an editor) | | Modify every line of code in a file | Overwriting a file | cat newcode > file or use sed / awk |
setedit system <key> <value> setedit global <key> <value> setedit secure <key> <value> setedit all code
for key in $(setedit list system); do setedit system $key 0; done Some older or niche Linux distributions include setedit as a simple terminal-based text editor (similar to nano or edit ). setedit all code would then incorrectly try to open multiple files at once. The correct way to edit all .conf files in a folder: for file in *
setedit global transition_animation_scale 0 setedit system screen_brightness 150 Some users might think setedit all code applies a setting to every possible key, but that’s invalid. A correct approach would be scripting: The correct way to edit all