PowerShell/scripts/replace-in-files.ps1
2023-10-31 13:03:45 +01:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Search and replace a pattern in the given files by the replacement
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script searches and replaces a pattern in the given files by the replacement.
.PARAMETER pattern
Specifies the text pattern to look for
.PARAMETER replacement
Specifies the text replacement
.PARAMETER filePattern
Specifies the file to scan
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./replace-in-files NSA "No Such Agency" C:\Temp\*.txt
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$pattern = "", [string]$replacement = "", [string]$filePattern = "")
function ReplaceInFile { param([string]$path, [string]$pattern, [string]$replacement)
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($path,
([System.IO.File]::ReadAllText($path) -replace $pattern, $replacement)
)
}
try {
if ($pattern -eq "" ) { $pattern = Read-Host "Enter the text pattern to look for" }
if ($replacement -eq "" ) { $replacement = Read-Host "Enter the text replacement" }
if ($filePattern -eq "" ) { $filePattern = Read-Host "Enter the file pattern" }
$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
$files = (Get-ChildItem -path "$filePattern" -attributes !Directory)
foreach($file in $files) {
ReplaceInFile $file $pattern $replacement
}
[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✔️ Replaced '$pattern' by '$replacement' in $($files.Count) files in $elapsed sec"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}