Finds and replaces all instances of a string found throughout a given directory.
Note that you must pass the full Python executable path as the first argument in the CLI commands, as the Replacer CLI performs its search and replace operations in the current working directory.
Execute the following commands to prepare the Replacer CLI:
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Clone the Replacer CLI repository:
git clone https://github.com/pauljwil/replacer-cli -
Navigate to the directory where you want to search for or replace a string of text:
cd <path/to/target/directory>
Count the number of times that a string appears in the current directory:
python3 <path>/replacer-cli/replacer/__main__.py --find <text-to-search>
Find and replace all instances of a string throughout the current directory:
python3 <path>/replacer-cli/replacer/__main__.py --replace <text-to-search> <replacement-text>
Example:
python3 <path>/replacer-cli/replacer/__main__.py --replace Python snake
Finds every instance of "Python" in the current directory and replaces it with "snake".
| CLI flag | Description | Arguments |
|---|---|---|
| --find, -f | Count the number of times that a string appears in the current directory. | <text-to-search> |
| --replace, -r | Find every instance of a string in the current directory and replace it with a new string. | <text-to-search> <replacement-text> |
| --version, -v | Display the current Replacer CLI version number. | None |