Batch Command to replace text in file

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I know this question is asked many times, but I didn't get the answer for what I am searching. I want to replace a pattern using windows .bat file.

I know how to replace X with Y.

But I am trying to replace say installPath with C:\Programfiles\Install\.

Here, I am facing issues as the new value string contains \ i.e special character.

Please let me know how I can replace this.

Thanks all for your answers, but none of them helped me. Let me explain. I have a properties file where I have a property named installPath and while running the .bat file from command line, I am accepting C:\Programfiles\Install\ as input from user and then in my properties file I have to replace installPath with the user input path. All solutions provided here works for hard coded values not for the ones which user gives as input at runtime. — Saurabh Agrawal
– Saurabh Agrawal, Commented Feb 1, 2013 at 5:46

Bali C · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-31 13:20:32Z

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This works fine for me

set p=installPath
set p=%p:installPath=C:\Programfiles\Install\%
echo %p%

answered Jan 31, 2013 at 13:20

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Shirulkar · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-31 13:38:58Z

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Followinf script will find the string in the file and replace with another string. EX. "installPath" will be replaced with "C:\Programfiles\Install"

@echo off
for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%a in ("test.txt") do call :Replace "%%a"
del "test.txt" 
rename "newfile.txt" test.txt 

exit /b

:Replace
set str1=%~1 
set str1=%str1:installPath=C:\Programfiles\Install% 
echo.%str1%>>"newfile.txt" 

exit /b

answered Jan 31, 2013 at 13:38

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user1916076 · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-31 13:09:27Z

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Perhaps this tool might help you:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fart-it/

answered Jan 31, 2013 at 13:09

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user2033427 · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-01 18:06:22Z

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This should work... By the way, this is my first post on this website. The following uses delayed expansion so that you have two different 'variable symbols' to play with:

    setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
    set iPath=installPath
    set input=C:\Programfiles\Install\
    set p=!iPath:installPath=%input%!

Hope this helps

answered Feb 1, 2013 at 18:06

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