Replace

Task replace text in file.

Example how to replace text that's matching given reg.exp:

patch.yaml

- name: example-replace-byregexp
  replace:
    path: example-replace/file1.txt
    regexp: "Hello (.*)"
    replace: "Hello Patch"

Example how to replace exact text in file:

patch.yaml

- name: example-replace-text
  replace:
    path: example-replace/file2.txt
    text: "zdenko-app"
    replace: "patched-app"

Example how to replace text in all *.go files:

patch.yaml

- name: example-replace-all-files
  replace:
    path: *.go
    text: "{REPLACE}"
    replace: "Hello Excav"

Example how to replace some piece of text by content from template file:

patch.yaml

- name: replace-template
  replace:
    path: example-replace/file3.txt
     text: "TODO: text here"
     template: template.txt