Is there an easy way to search for a string in a text file, and
replace it with something else? Preferably using a regex, but it's not
really that important.
Is there an easy way to search for a string in a text file, and
replace it with something else? Preferably using a regex, but it's not
really that important.
There is a script here
http://safari.oreilly.com/9780596528...text_in_a_file
that looks like it will do what you want
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"Stuart Grimshaw" wrote:
> Is there an easy way to search for a string in a text file, and
> replace it with something else? Preferably using a regex, but it's not
> really that important.
>
>
RichS wrote:
> There is a script here
> http://safari.oreilly.com/9780596528...text_in_a_file
>
> that looks like it will do what you want
That's on safari... Gonna need to pay to see the solution.
Marco
Stuart Grimshaw wrote:
> Is there an easy way to search for a string in a text file, and
> replace it with something else? Preferably using a regex, but it's not
> really that important.
>
Googled and found this:
http://weblogs.asp.net/efrancobisi/a...ple-files.aspx
The actual script is on a preview free to view section. You need to pay if
want to see whole chapter
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"Marco Shaw" wrote:
> RichS wrote:
> > There is a script here
> > http://safari.oreilly.com/9780596528...text_in_a_file
> >
> > that looks like it will do what you want
>
> That's on safari... Gonna need to pay to see the solution.
>
> Marco
>
On May 25, 8:27 am, Stuart Grimshaw <stuart.grims...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Is there an easy way to search for a string in a text file, and
> replace it with something else? Preferably using a regex, but it's not
> really that important.
The no frills option:
(gc file.txt) -replace "oldstring","newstring" | sc file.txt
-Hecks
On May 25, 6:03 pm, h...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> The no frills option:
>
> (gc file.txt) -replace "oldstring","newstring" | sc file.txt
>
> -Hecks
Cheers Hecks, the Tesco Value solution works for me.
-S
PS C:\> type b.txt
this is a prod
text file for prod.
PS C:\> ${c:\b.txt} = ${c:\b.txt} -replace "prod","test"
PS C:\> ${c:\b.txt}
this is a test
test file for test.
PS C:\>
"Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart.grimshaw@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1180448772.317454.106720@u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> On May 25, 6:03 pm, h...@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
>> The no frills option:
>>
>> (gc file.txt) -replace "oldstring","newstring" | sc file.txt
>>
>> -Hecks
>
> Cheers Hecks, the Tesco Value solution works for me.
>
> -S
>
On May 30, 2:52 am, "news.microsoft.com" <xsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> PS C:\> type b.txt
> this is a prod
> text file for prod.
>
> PS C:\> ${c:\b.txt} = ${c:\b.txt} -replace "prod","test"
>
> PS C:\> ${c:\b.txt}
> this is a test
> test file for test.
>
> PS C:\>
>
Cool, that's another way of doing it ...
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