Have you ever wanted to make a global search-n-replace through hundreds of files?
- Description: A global search-n-replace utility for text files
- Download SwapString
- TextGet is compressed using WinZip32
- TextGet is a command-line 32 bit executable that requires 32 bit Windows 95+ to run
- Limited Warranty
DESCRIPTION: Searches file(s) for string1 and replaces it with string2
SYNTAX: SWAPSTRING <filter> <outdir> <fromstr> <tostr> <case sensitive>
<filter> - this can be single file name or a filter using wild characters
<outdir> - output directory: relative or absolute
<fromstr> - the string you want replaced
<tostr> - the string to replace it with
<case sensitive> - do a case sensitive search on the 'from' string?
0=case insensitive
1=case sensitive
EXAMPLES:
SWAPSTRING FILE.TXT out this that 0
SWAPSTRING *.TXT c:\here Before AFTER 1
NOTES: Output directory must not be current directory.
Input directory must be current directory.
This program makes substitutions one line at a time,
therefore the input file cannot be the same as the output file.
If the output directory does not exist, it is created.