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How to replace every prefix in a text file with command line?
To replace every prefix in a text file using the command line, you can use the sed
command on Unix-like systems (e.g., Linux, macOS) or the findstr
command on Windows. Both commands use regular expressions to search for and replace prefixes in the file.
Here's how you can do it using both sed
and findstr
:
Using sed
on Unix-like systems:
Assuming you want to replace the prefix "old_" with "new_" in the text file input.txt
, you can use the following sed
command:
bashsed 's/^old_/new_/' input.txt > output.txt
This command uses the s/old_/new_/
pattern, where s
indicates the substitution, old_
is the prefix you want to replace, and new_
is the replacement. The ^
symbol matches the start of a line, ensuring that only the prefix at the beginning of each line is replaced. The output is redirected to a new file called output.txt
, leaving the original input.txt
unchanged.
Using findstr
on Windows:
On Windows, you can use findstr
to achieve a similar result, but the syntax is slightly different:
batchfindstr /b /c:"old_" input.txt > output.txt
In this command, /b
indicates that the search should be done at the beginning of each line, and /c:"old_"
specifies the search string (prefix) you want to replace. The output is redirected to output.txt
, and the original input.txt
remains unchanged.
Please note that both of these methods perform replacements on each line independently, only replacing the prefix when it occurs at the start of a line. If you need more complex replacements or replacements based on patterns within the line, you may need to use more advanced regular expressions or more powerful text processing tools.