Comments on: How To “Find And Replace” Words In Multiple Files http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ashley Thomas http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-391440 Ashley Thomas Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:23:54 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-391440 OhMyGod I Love You! I was so stressed out because I got a new website, and I had to change all my links, but this program did it in like 10 seconds! Thank you so much! OhMyGod I Love You!
I was so stressed out because I got a new website, and I had to change all my links,
but this program did it in like 10 seconds!
Thank you so much!

]]> By: Andy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-376602 Andy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-376602 To open many documents for the bulk find replace functionality use File > Open. Then when the file manager window comes up, highlight all the documents you want to edit. Once that is done, then you can follow Karl's steps above. To open many documents for the bulk find replace functionality use File > Open. Then when the file manager window comes up, highlight all the documents you want to edit. Once that is done, then you can follow Karl’s steps above.

]]> By: spuri http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-352154 spuri Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:40:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-352154 I think this won’t work with UTF-8 file encoding… :( Do you know a newer clone? I think this won’t work with UTF-8 file encoding… :(
Do you know a newer clone?

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-352014 Karl L. Gechlik Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:10:11 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-352014 Here you go: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/do-multiple-find-replaces-throughout-multiple-files-with-bk-replaceem Here you go:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/do-multiple-find-replaces-throughout-multiple-files-with-bk-replaceem

]]> By: spuri http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351994 spuri Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:41:26 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351994 Do you know a free solution to make multiple replace in multiple files? I mean replace worldA with worldB and exA to exB in multiple files. Thanks Do you know a free solution to make multiple replace in multiple files?
I mean replace worldA with worldB and exA to exB in multiple files.
Thanks

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351600 Miguel Guhlin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351600 Thanks to MakeUseOf.com, I've discovered many new text editors. Here's my illustrated walkthrough of BK Replace Em, which worked well for my purposes. http://mguhlin.net/2008/10/in-parallel-file-search-and-replace.html With appreciation, Miguel Guhlin Around the Corner http://mguhlin.net Thanks to MakeUseOf.com, I’ve discovered many new text editors. Here’s my illustrated walkthrough of BK Replace Em, which worked well for my purposes.

http://mguhlin.net/2008/10/in-parallel-file-search-and-replace.html

With appreciation,
Miguel Guhlin
Around the Corner
http://mguhlin.net

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351599 Miguel Guhlin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:37:51 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351599 Howdy! Thanks to MakeUseOf.com, I now have several programs to get the job done. In the meantime, here is my illustrated experience with BK ReplaceEm! It worked for me, so thanks to MakeUseOf.com! http://mguhlin.net/2008/10/in-parallel-file-search-and-replace.html Best wishes, Miguel Guhlin Around the Corner-MGuhlin.net http://mguhlin.net Howdy! Thanks to MakeUseOf.com, I now have several programs to get the job done. In the meantime, here is my illustrated experience with BK ReplaceEm! It worked for me, so thanks to MakeUseOf.com!

http://mguhlin.net/2008/10/in-parallel-file-search-and-replace.html

Best wishes,

Miguel Guhlin
Around the Corner-MGuhlin.net
http://mguhlin.net

]]> By: Chris Hall http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351596 Chris Hall Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:10:02 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351596 Certainly, having to have all the 8000+ files open to work is not an ideal solution. HTML editors like Dreamweaver or CoffeeCup HTML Editor have had features like this for a while to make mass changes to files in a certain directory. Certainly, having to have all the 8000+ files open to work is not an ideal solution. HTML editors like Dreamweaver or CoffeeCup HTML Editor have had features like this for a while to make mass changes to files in a certain directory.

]]> By: Abhigyan Agrawal http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351585 Abhigyan Agrawal Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:46:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351585 While notepad++ is good for somethings, it is not the best solution for such a problem. A simple python script would do the trick much easily and neatly. import fileinput, glob, string, sys, os from os.path import join text_search = 'what ever you want to search' text_replace = 'what ever you want to replace with' path = join ('directory to search',"*") files = glob.glob(path) for line in fileinput.input(files,inplace=1): lineno = 0 lineno = string.find(line, stext) if lineno > 0: line =line.replace(stext, rtext) sys.stdout.write(line) You can of course change this so that it takes search text etc. as command line input. While notepad++ is good for somethings, it is not the best solution for such a problem.

A simple python script would do the trick much easily and neatly.

import fileinput, glob, string, sys, os
from os.path import join

text_search = ‘what ever you want to search’
text_replace = ‘what ever you want to replace with’

path = join (‘directory to search’,”*”)
files = glob.glob(path)

for line in fileinput.input(files,inplace=1):
lineno = 0
lineno = string.find(line, stext)
if lineno > 0:
line =line.replace(stext, rtext)

sys.stdout.write(line)

You can of course change this so that it takes search text etc. as command line input.

]]> By: fung http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-find-and-replace-words-in-multiple-files/#comment-351498 fung Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:03:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=6595#comment-351498 textCrawler will do the job better. textCrawler will do the job better.

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