replace-pattern

A tool to replace given pattern with substitute text or filter inside file.

Due to this feature it can be used for replacing the matched selction either with substitute text or filtered text. The filtered texts are made by applying filter criterias over matched selections.

Prerequisite

It would require Deno to be installed on system prior its use.

Setup

Download the repository and make the symbolic link of given shell script inside bin/ folder to your system's global /bin folder to access the app across system.

Alternatively, copy the absolute path of bin/ folder and register it in local/global environment variable on windows whereas export the path in .bash_profile or .bashrc on macOS/linux.

Usage

You can see the available options via below command

> replace-pattern
Replace Pattern (v1.0.0)

A tool to replace given pattern with substitute inside file.

Syntax:
  replace-pattern <pattern> <substitute> <file>
  replace-pattern <pattern> --filter=<criteria> <file>

Options:
  --filter    Criteria to modify the matched chunk 

Usages:
  replace-pattern 'foo' 'bar' file.txt
  replace-pattern '\/\{[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\}' '--filter={"{":"&#123;","}":"&#125;"}' file.txt

It would also get displayed in case of missing parameters.

Compatibility

OS	Tested
macOS	✓
Windows	✓
Linux	✓

Tips: To run the app on macOS or linux use replace-pattern.sh whereas on windows use replace-pattern.cmd & replace-pattern.ps1.

Raw usage

It can be used directly with deno via below command.

> deno run --allow-read --allow-write replace-pattern.js <pattern> <substitute> <file>