sreplace

Command line program to replace strings in files.

Quickly replace strings in a directory text files!

This is a rewritting of an old project of mine, from C++ to rust.

Installation

1. install rust
2. install sreplace using cargo:

cargo install sreplace

The ready to use executable command is sr.

Usage

Search for a pattern in a file and replace it by a string. Support UTF-8 encoding

Usage: sr [OPTIONS] <PATTERN> <REPLACEMENT> <PATH>

Arguments:
  <PATTERN>      The pattern to look for, string by default, may be a regular expression
  <REPLACEMENT>  The replacement string
  <PATH>         The path to the file or directory

Options:
  -e, --regex                  Search pattern as a regular expression (slower)
  -i, --case-insensitive       Case insensitive search
  -t, --extension <EXTENSION>  Replace only the files with the specified extension
  -L, --follow-symlink         Follow symbolic links
  -d, --dry-run                Do not modify any file, just print what would happen
  -v, --verbose...             More output per occurrence
  -q, --quiet...               Less output per occurrence
  -h, --help                   Print help

Examples

Replace in regular file

Replace recursively in folder

Features

• UTF-8 encoding support
• Support regular expression searched patterns
• Support case insensitive searched patterns
• Recursively browse directories
• Filter on regular files extensions
• Can follow symbolic links

License

GPL v3