node-cli-replace

This tool allows you to replace a given query with whatever you want in a file or files.

Install

yarn global add node-cli-replace

Usage

Navigate to the folder where you want to conduct the replace. Then run the following:

node-cli-replace -q __value__ -v foo -f file.ts -i node_modules

This command will replace the text __value__ with foo.

input

const file = "__value__";

output

const file = "foo";

If you omit the -v argument, it will remove the value instead of replace it.

Example:

node-cli-replace -q __value__ -f file.ts -i node_modules

input

const file = "__value__";

output

const file = "";

Per line

You can add -l flag to change the behaviour to a per-line basis.

Example:

node-cli-replace -q TEST_VALUE= -v NEW_KEY=foo -f prod.env -i node_modules -l

input

TEST_VALUE1=testvalue1
TEST_VALUE=testvalue

output

TEST_VALUE1=testvalue1
NEW_KEY=foo

And if you omit the -v argument, it will remove that line instead.

Example:

node-cli-replace -q TEST_VALUE= -f prod.env -i node_modules -l

input

TEST_VALUE1=testvalue1
TEST_VALUE=testvalue

output

TEST_VALUE1=testvalue1

Display help

dir-search -h

Sample use-case

• On CI/CD, when you want to replace an existing value in a file with another value during build.