mass_replace
Use case
`mass_replace` "Walkthrough" through a specified `root_folder` and perform find and replace operations on every file of the specified type.
* If `Python 3` is installed on your system it can be run as `mass_replace.py` Python script
* Can be run as a standalone Window Executable (`.exe`)
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⚠️ **WARNING** ⚠️
EVERY FILE OF THE SPECIFIED TYPE NESTED UNDERNEATH THE `root_folder` WILL BE SUBJECT TO FIND AND REPLACE OPERATIONS
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Installation and usage
To run as a standalone `.exe`
1. Download `mass_replace_windows_executable.zip`
2. Extract zip file.
3. Set configuration settings
- from `mass_replace/` open `config.yaml` with any text editor.
- set `filetypes` to control which filetypes will be "operated on".
- set `replacement_paris` to control the find and replace operations to be performed on each file.
- set 'root_folder' to set the parent folder under which the operations will be performed.
4. Run `mass_replace.exe`
- Double click `mass_replace.exe`
- or run from command line/powershell ✔️
yaml
mass_replace config file
root_folder: C:\Users\username\Documents\docs_go_here_folder
filetypes:
- csv
- xml
- txt
replacement_pairs:
old_text1: new_text1
old_text2: new_text2
puff_daddy: diddy
Ease of Use suggestions
To make the use of `mass_replace.exe` easier.
Create shortcuts of `mass_replace.exe` and `config.yaml` and place them somewhere easy to get to.
Do not move the actual files or the application will not work.
