Command Line - Software

Command REPLACE

Function:

Search and replace a text string in the specified files.
Syntax:

REPLACE [drive:][path]filename "searchfor" "replacewith" [/M] [/Y] [/S]

[drive:][path]filename Specifies the text file(s) to search.

seachfor Specifies the text string to replace.

replacewith Specifies the replacement text string.

/M Match case.

/Y Assume yes for all questions.

/S Process sub-directories.

Note:

Command REPLACE uses the fast Boyer-Moore Algorithm and will only search text files. Non-text file are simply skipped.
The parameter replacewith is case sensitive. The parameter searchfor is not, unless the /M switch is specified.