The KFileReplace Handbook

Francois Dupoux fdupoux@free.fr

1. Introduction

• 1.1 A description of KFileReplace
• 1.2 Changes log
• 1.3 Contribute to the project

2. Installation

• 2.1 How to obtain KFileReplace
• 2.2 Requirements
• 2.3 Compilation and installation

3. Usage

• 3.1 How to replace strings inside files
• 3.2 How to search for strings inside files
• 3.3 How to use wildcards in search and in replace string
• 3.4 How to use variables in a replace string
• 3.5 How to use kfilereplace with the command line
• 3.6 How to restore a file (undo a replace operation)

4. Options

• 4.1 Recursivity: Include sub-folders
• 4.2 Create backup
• 4.3 Case sensitive
• 4.4 When searching, stop on first string found
• 4.5 Ignore whitespaces
• 4.6 Follow symbolic links
• 4.7 Ignore hidden files
• 4.8 Confirm options
• 4.9 Enable Wildcards

5. Copyright