This function makes it easier to change a specific text string throughout a number of files, allowing you to ensure you're correcting all areas of your code at once.
bulk_replace(files, pattern, replacement, dry.run = TRUE)| files | A vector of filepaths to replace strings in. |
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| pattern | The character string to be replaced. |
| replacement | A character string to replace all patterns with. |
| dry.run | Logical -- describe the file changes that will be made
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library(heddlr)
temp_file <- tempfile("test", fileext = ".Rmd")
temp_patt <- "#"
export_template(temp_patt, temp_file)
bulk_replace(c(temp_file), "#", "##")
#> Running this for real would have changed 1 characters across 1 files. (Set dry.run = F to make these changes for real.)
bulk_replace(c(temp_file), "#", "##", dry.run = FALSE)