regex-replace Replace text matching a regex pattern
Flags
--pattern string default:
--replacement string default:
Examples
Redact email addresses in a document
Usage
"John Doe: [email protected]
Jane Smith: [email protected]" | regex-replace --pattern=[\w.]+@[\w.]+ --replacement=[REDACTED]Mask credit card numbers in a log file
Usage
"Card: 4532-1234-5678-9012
Backup: 4532-9876-5432-1098" | regex-replace --pattern=\d{4}-\d{4}-\d{4} --replacement=****-****-****Replace multiple spaces with single spaces in pasted text
Usage
"Too many double spaces in this text." | regex-replace --pattern= {2,} --replacement= View source
(input, opts = {})=>{
if (!opts.pattern) return "Error: provide --pattern";
try {
return input.replace(new RegExp(opts.pattern, "gm"), opts.replacement || "");
} catch (e) {
return `Error: ${e.message}`;
}
}