Replace text in files using sed run in bash.

This function is superseded by ngr_str_replace_in_files(). Please use ngr_str_replace_in_files() for future implementations since it is safer and allows user to review replacements before performing them.

This function performs a bulk find-and-replace operation on a given set of files. It replaces occurrences of text_current with text_replace using sed, while handling word boundaries and trailing punctuation.

Usage

ngr_sed_replace_in_files(text_current, text_replace, files)

Arguments

text_current

A character string representing the text to be replaced.

text_replace

A character string representing the replacement text.

files

A character vector of file paths where the replacement should be applied.

Value

Invisibly returns the result of the processx::run command.

Note

Running this example will result in modifications to the specified files. Ensure you are working with test files or have backups before running the function.

See also

processx::run() for running system commands.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Example usage:
# Define the strings to replace and their replacements
keys_matched <- data.frame(
  key_missing = c("exampleOldText", "anotherOldValue"),
  key_missing_guess_match = c("exampleNewText", "anotherNewValue"),
  stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)

# Example files (replace these paths with your own test files)
file_list <- c("test_file1.txt", "test_file2.txt")

# Run the replacements (note: this will modify the specified files!)
purrr::map2(
  .x = keys_matched$key_missing,
  .y = keys_matched$key_missing_guess_match,
  ~ ngr_sed_replace_in_files(text_current = .x, text_replace = .y, files = file_list)
)
} # }