Replace-InTextFile (modification of post by view diff)
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A script to do replace strings in text files. Yes, this is just a wrapper around (gc) -replace | sc
- # Replace-InTextFile.ps1
- # Replace Strings in files
- param (
- [string] $Path = "."
- , [string] $Filter # Select no files, by default....
- , [string] $pattern = $(Read-Host "Please enter a pattern to match")
- , [string] $replace = $(Read-Host "Please enter a replacement string")
- , [switch] $recurse = $false
- , [switch] $caseSensitive = $false
- )
- if ($pattern -eq $null -or $pattern -eq "") { Write-Error "Please provide a search pattern!" ; return }
- if ($replace -eq $null -or $replace -eq "") { Write-Error "Please provide a replacement string!" ; return }
- function CReplace-String( [string]$pattern, [string]$replacement )
- {
- process { $_ -creplace $pattern, $replacement }
- }
- function IReplace-String( [string]$pattern, [string]$replacement )
- {
- process { $_ -ireplace $pattern, $replacement }
- }
- $files = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -recurse:$recurse -filter:$Filter
- foreach($file in $files) {
- Write-Host "Processing $($file.FullName)"
- if( $caseSensitive ) {
- $str = Get-Content $file.FullName | CReplace-String $pattern $replace
- Write-Host $str
- Set-Content $file.FullName $str
- } else {
- $str = Get-Content $file.FullName | IReplace-String $pattern $replace
- Write-Host $str
- Set-Content $file.FullName $str
- }
- }
- if($files.Length -le 0) {
- Write-Warning "No matching files found"
- }
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