find_replace

Recursive Find&Replace script with support of unix-like filename patterns.

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Arguments

--help, -h :

shows script and arguments descriptions.

--regex, -r :

switches to the regex mode instead of the literal mode by default.

path :

absolute or relative path to the folder where matched strings should be replaced.

find_pattern :

a pattern to be matched and replaced. It is recommended to embrace it with single quotes. If single quotes are contained in the pattern itself, embrace the pattern with double quotes.

replace_pattern :

a pattern to be put in place of the matched one. Apply the same quotes rules to it as to find_pattern.

file_patterns :

zero, one, or multiple unix-like filename patterns to filter out large files, backups, etc. It is recommended to embrace them with single quotes to avoid the bash auto-replacement described in notes.

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Notes

• The script works well with both Python2 and Python3.

• find_replace_tests.py is a unittest script to test the module. It must be placed in the same folder as "find_replace".

• Bash auto-replaces filename patterns when they are passed as arguments to the script. See the example below:

    File structure:
    /
    |_/test_folder
      |__1.php
      |__1.html
    |__index.html
    |__test.html
    |__find_replace
  

    find_replace test_folder pattern replacement *.php *.html  

Bash will auto-replace *.html with ['index.html', 'test.html'] if they are located in the same directory where the user currently is, so better embrace filename patterns with single quotes:

    find_replace test_folder pattern replacement '*.php' '*.html'

These file patterns will be passed to the script correctly: ['*.php', '*.html']