Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

[Guest kfman]

Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all

subdirectories recursively?

 

Hi all,

 

In my project, I often need to change the variable names in my programs, and

then remember to undo the changes.

 

Let's say, in a forward direction, I need to:

 

change "aaa" to "bbb",

change "ccc" to "ddd",

change "eee" to "fff",

....

 

in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories, recursively.

 

And in another day,

 

I will have to undo the above changes, i.e.

 

change "bbb" to "aaa",

change "ddd" to "ccc",

change "fff" to "eee",

 

....

 

in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories, recursively.

 

Is there a tool/software that can do these automatically for me?

 

I hope the tool can automate the process based on a symbol-replacement list

that I provide.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

(I am working on Windows XP. )

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

 

"kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:u$a6oal1HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all

> subdirectories recursively?

>

> Hi all,

>

> In my project, I often need to change the variable names in my programs,

> and then remember to undo the changes.

>

> Let's say, in a forward direction, I need to:

>

> change "aaa" to "bbb",

> change "ccc" to "ddd",

> change "eee" to "fff",

> ...

>

> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

> recursively.

>

> And in another day,

>

> I will have to undo the above changes, i.e.

>

> change "bbb" to "aaa",

> change "ddd" to "ccc",

> change "fff" to "eee",

>

> ...

>

> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

> recursively.

>

> Is there a tool/software that can do these automatically for me?

>

> I hope the tool can automate the process based on a symbol-replacement

> list that I provide.

>

> Thanks a lot!

>

> (I am working on Windows XP. )

>

 

Create two batch files like so:

 

forward.bat

========

ren bbb aaa

ren sub1\bbb aaa

ren sub2\bbb aaa

 

backward.bat

==========

ren aaa bbb

ren sub1\aaa bbb

ren sub2\aaa bbb

 

Note that the whole scheme will fail if you create new

files called "bbb" in between running forward.bat and

backward.bat.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:u$a6oal1HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all

>> subdirectories recursively?

>>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> In my project, I often need to change the variable names in my

>> programs, and then remember to undo the changes.

>>

>> Let's say, in a forward direction, I need to:

>>

>> change "aaa" to "bbb",

>> change "ccc" to "ddd",

>> change "eee" to "fff",

>> ...

>>

>> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

>> recursively.

>>

>> And in another day,

>>

>> I will have to undo the above changes, i.e.

>>

>> change "bbb" to "aaa",

>> change "ddd" to "ccc",

>> change "fff" to "eee",

>>

>> ...

>>

>> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

>> recursively.

>>

>> Is there a tool/software that can do these automatically for me?

>>

>> I hope the tool can automate the process based on a

>> symbol-replacement list that I provide.

>>

>> Thanks a lot!

>>

>> (I am working on Windows XP. )

>>

>

> Create two batch files like so:

>

> forward.bat

> ========

> ren bbb aaa

> ren sub1\bbb aaa

> ren sub2\bbb aaa

>

> backward.bat

> ==========

> ren aaa bbb

> ren sub1\aaa bbb

> ren sub2\aaa bbb

>

> Note that the whole scheme will fail if you create new

> files called "bbb" in between running forward.bat and

> backward.bat.

 

Not the file NAMES, text WITHIN multiple files across multiple folders.

 

Google search on "search replace text multiple files free" yielded thousands

of hits. Here's one with six solutions:

 

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Text_Search_and_Replace_Tools/index6.html

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

Re: Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all subdirectories recursively?

 

 

"HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>> "kfman" <kfman2008@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:u$a6oal1HHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Is there a tool that can search and replace multiple files under all

>>> subdirectories recursively?

>>>

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> In my project, I often need to change the variable names in my

>>> programs, and then remember to undo the changes.

>>>

>>> Let's say, in a forward direction, I need to:

>>>

>>> change "aaa" to "bbb",

>>> change "ccc" to "ddd",

>>> change "eee" to "fff",

>>> ...

>>>

>>> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

>>> recursively.

>>>

>>> And in another day,

>>>

>>> I will have to undo the above changes, i.e.

>>>

>>> change "bbb" to "aaa",

>>> change "ddd" to "ccc",

>>> change "fff" to "eee",

>>>

>>> ...

>>>

>>> in all files under specified directory and its sub-directories,

>>> recursively.

>>>

>>> Is there a tool/software that can do these automatically for me?

>>>

>>> I hope the tool can automate the process based on a

>>> symbol-replacement list that I provide.

>>>

>>> Thanks a lot!

>>>

>>> (I am working on Windows XP. )

>>>

>>

>> Create two batch files like so:

>>

>> forward.bat

>> ========

>> ren bbb aaa

>> ren sub1\bbb aaa

>> ren sub2\bbb aaa

>>

>> backward.bat

>> ==========

>> ren aaa bbb

>> ren sub1\aaa bbb

>> ren sub2\aaa bbb

>>

>> Note that the whole scheme will fail if you create new

>> files called "bbb" in between running forward.bat and

>> backward.bat.

>

> Not the file NAMES, text WITHIN multiple files across multiple folders.

>

> Google search on "search replace text multiple files free" yielded

> thousands of hits. Here's one with six solutions:

>

> http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Text_Search_and_Replace_Tools/index6.html

 

Glad to hear that you found something that works for you.