replace (command)

In computing, replace is a command that is used to replace one or more existing computer files or add new files to a target directory. Files with a hidden or system attribute set cannot be replaced using replace. The command lists all files that are replaced.[1]

replace
The ReactOS replace command
Developer(s)Microsoft, IBM, Digital Research, Paragon Technology, Rene Ableidinger, ReactOS Contributors
Initial release1986, 33–34 years ago
Operating systemMS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, DR DOS, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS
TypeCommand
LicenseMS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, DR DOS, PTS-DOS: Proprietary commercial software
FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2
Websitedocs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/replace

History

The replace command first appeared in MS-DOS 3.2[2] and has been included in most versions of MS-DOS and compatibles such as FreeDOS[3] and PTS-DOS.[4] DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the replace command.[5] The FreeDOS version was developed by Rene Ableidinger and is licensed under the GPL.[6] It is also included as a console command in IBM OS/2,[7] Microsoft Windows,[8] and ReactOS. The ReactOS version was developed by Samuel Erdtman and is licensed under the GPL.[9]

Example

The following command updates the files in C:\delivery\ with the .exe files in C:\source\

C:\>replace "C:\source\*.exe" C:\delivery
gollark: I can think of other reasons:* it's to reduce the amount of trades or something* can't be bothered
gollark: It's probably quite hard to structure stuff nicely when everything depends on some other part of the game.
gollark: I mean, it's a game, with many, many interlocking elements, grown organically over time, in PHP.
gollark: It might be the reason.
gollark: Alternately, because the code is crazy spaghetti?

See also

References
  1. Replace - Windows CMD - SS64.com
  2. Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.
  3. http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/group-base.html
  4. "PTS-DOS 2000 Pro User Manual" (PDF). Buggingen, Germany: Paragon Technology GmbH. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
  6. http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/replace.html
  7. http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#REPLACE
  8. Microsoft Windows XP - Replace
  9. https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/master/base/shell/cmd/replace.c

Further reading
  • Cooper, Jim (2001). Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition. Que Publishing. ISBN 978-0789725738.
  • Dyson, Peter (1995). Mastering OS/2 Warp. Sybex. ISBN 978-0782116632.
  • John Paul Mueller (2007). Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470165799.
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