Add replace-in-files.ps1

Data/scripts.csv

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ reboot-fritzbox.ps1, Reboots the FRITZ!box device
 remove-empty-dirs.ps1, Removes empty subfolders within the given directory tree
 remove-print-jobs.ps1, Removes all jobs from all printers
 remove-tag.ps1, Removes a tag in a Git repository 
+replace-in-files.ps1, Search and replace a pattern in the given files by the replacement
 restart-network-adapters.ps1, Restarts all local network adapters
 search-filename.ps1, Searches the directory tree for filenames by given pattern 
 search-files.ps1, Searches the given pattern in the given files

README.md

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 | [new-zipfile.ps1](Scripts/new-zipfile.ps1)           | Creates a new .zip file from a directory                           | [Help](Docs/new-zipfile.ps1.md)         |
 | [publish-to-ipfs.ps1](Scripts/publish-to-ipfs.ps1)   | Publishes the given files or directory to IPFS                     | [Help](Docs/publish-to-ipfs.ps1.md)     |
 | [remove-empty-dirs.ps1](Scripts/remove-empty-dirs.ps1) | Removes empty subfolders within the given directory tree         | [Help](Docs/remove-empty-dirs.ps1.md)   |
+| [replace-in-files.ps1](Scripts/replace-in-files.ps1) | Search and replace a pattern in the given files by the replacement | [Help](Docs/replace-in-files.ps1.md)   |
 | [search-filename.ps1](Scripts/search-filename.ps1)   | Searches the directory tree for filenames by given pattern         | [Help](Docs/search-filename.ps1.md)     |
 | [search-files.ps1](Scripts/search-files.ps1)         | Searches the given pattern in the given files                      | [Help](Docs/search-files.ps1.md)        |
 | [upload-file.ps1](Scripts/upload-file.ps1)           | Uploads the local file to the given FTP server                     | [Help](Docs/upload-file.ps1.md)         |

Scripts/replace-in-files.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	replace-in-files.ps1 [<pattern>] [<replacement>] [<files>]
+.DESCRIPTION
+	Search and replace a pattern in the given files by the replacement
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./replace-in-files IO "Input Output" C:\Temp\*.txt
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+#>
+
+param([string]$pattern = "", [string]$replacement = "", [string]$files = "")
+
+function ReplaceInFile { param([string]$FilePath, [string]$Pattern, [string]$Replacement)
+
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($FilePath,
+        ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($FilePath) -replace $Pattern, $Replacement)
+    )
+}
+
+try {
+	if ($pattern -eq "" ) { $pattern = read-host "Enter search pattern" }
+	if ($replacement -eq "" ) { $replacement = read-host "Enter replacement" }
+	if ($files -eq "" ) { $files = read-host "Enter files" }
+
+	foreach($file in $files) {
+		ReplaceInFile $file $pattern $replacement
+	}
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
+	exit 1
+}