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text-replace
Perform simple replacements in a text file, using a list of search/replace pairs.
The search for strings to replace is performed left-to-right, preferring longer matches to shorter ones.
All streams are assumed to be UTF-8 encoded.
Command-line options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-h,--help |
Show help text |
-i,--in-file FILEPATH |
Input file to read (optional, defaults to stdin) |
-o,--out-file FILEPATH |
Output file to write (optional, defaults to stdout) |
-m,--mapping MAPPING |
A list of search/replace pairs, separated by any of the delimiters |
-f,--map-file FILEPATH |
A file containing a list of search/replace pairs, separated by any of the delimiters |
-d,--delimiter DELIMITER |
Add a delimiter that separates search/replace strings in --mapping and in the contents of --map-file |
-n,--newline-delimiter |
Add newline as a delimiter |
Examples
text-replace is useful for replacing characters with escape sequences:
$ echo "The (<&&>) operator" \
| text-replace --delimiter " " \
--mapping "& & > > < <"
The (<&&>) operator
You can use it to swap strings. In the following example we replace * with ** and vice versa:
$ echo "What *is* going on **here**?" \
| text-replace --delimiter " " \
--mapping "* ** ** *"
What **is** going on *here*?
You also have the option to read the input string and replacement list from files, and to write the output to a file:
$ cat input
I am extremely apt to like Haskell once I develop sufficient
aptitude with it.
$ cat replacements
apt -> likely
aptitude -> ability
like -> appreciate
$ text-replace --map-file replacements \
--in-file input \
--out-file output \
--delimiter " -> " \
--newline-delimiter
$ cat output
I am extremely likely to appreciate Haskell once I develop
sufficient ability with it.