Re: "ack" and replace in a directory... in Windows?

Substitute the ack command for the dir command the following:

for /f %i in ('dir /b *.pl') do @perl -i*.bak -pe"s/foo/bar/g" %i
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Note the requirement for specifying the extension with the -i switch.

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Re^2: "ack" and replace in a directory... in Windows? by mascip (Pilgrim) on Feb 29, 2012 at 12:17 UTC
It works perfectly on my computer, thank you!	[reply]
Re^3: "ack" and replace in a directory... in Windows? by Anonymous Monk on Mar 01, 2012 at 03:44 UTC
You already have perl good fellow, don't do the batch file twist, it'll hurt your brain (did mine)	[reply]
Re^4: "ack" and replace in a directory... in Windows? by Anonymous Monk on Jul 23, 2012 at 22:55 UTC
Re-reading this a bit later, thank you. It is indeed very useful to have one language to do everything.	[reply]