CODEWITHSUNDEEP
powershell
JJ.
JJ.

Reputation: 9950

How to replace text in multiple files and save each in new folder using PowerShell?

I have a folder with multiple files. I want to read each file and replace with whatever the user passes to the application (a parameter). After the content of the file is replaced, I want to save the file in a new folder.

This is what I have so far:

gci C:\Users\Person\Documents\Test1\*.bat -recurse | ForEach {
  (Get-Content $_ | ForEach {$_ -replace "<client_instance>", "ClientName"}) | Set-Content $_ 
}

My first question is, is this correct and secondly, how do I change "Set-Content" so that it saves the files in a different folder?

I want to use variables for the source and destination:

$sourePath
$destinationPath

I'm new to PowerShell so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 93

Answers (1)

hcm
hcm

Reputation: 1010

Yes, your code is fine. You can build your new path like this:

$files = gci C:\Users\Person\Documents\Test1\*.bat -recurse
$destinationpath = "C:\users\person\documents\test2"
ForEach ($file in $files){
    Get-Content $file.fullname | ForEach {$_ -replace "<client_instance>", "ClientName"} | set-content "$destinationpath\$($file.basename)"
}

You might have to tweak it here and there to fit your needs.

Upvotes: 1

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