Replace the string in file using groovy

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I have got a file with name "silent.txt". This file is having a line as follows

bop4InstallDir = myProps.cordys_install_dir + "/" + instanceName

I want to replace the above text with

bop4InstallDir = "/abc/xyz/pqr"

Using groovy script how do I accomplish this? Please help.

kdabir · Answer 1 · 2014-02-10T06:44:55.273

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Not very elegant, but this should work.

def file = new File("silent.txt")

file.text = file.text.replace('bop4InstallDir = myProps.cordys_install_dir + "/" + instanceName', 
'bop4InstallDir = "/abc/xyz/pqr"')

edited Feb 10 '14 at 06:44

answered Feb 10 '14 at 06:39

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Its not working. The error is like "expecting EOF, found ')' @ line 6, column 34. 'bop4InstallDir = "/abc/xyz/pqr"')" – user3291679 Feb 10 '14 at 06:54
i think you have misplaced the quotes. Please copy the code as is from the above and then try. – kdabir Feb 10 '14 at 06:58
The copied code did not work. I has some thing to do with special characters like '/', '+'... – user3291679 Feb 10 '14 at 07:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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Is silent.txt well formatted property file? In this case you can use a various ways to access them, much more secure, than dumb replace.

Look groovy: How to access to properties file? or ConfigSlurper

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answered Feb 10 '14 at 07:01

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Its not a property file. Its a groovy script. – user3291679 Feb 10 '14 at 07:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 09 '17 at 16:55

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The following code worked:

def file = new File("silent.txt")
def fileText = file.replaceAll("bop4InstallDir\\ \\=\\ myProps.cordys_install_dir\\ \\+\\ \"\\/\"\\ \\+\\ instanceName", "bop4InstallDir\\ \\=\\ \"/opt/cordys/bop4/defaultInst1\"")
    file.write(fileText);

edited Feb 09 '17 at 16:55

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answered Feb 13 '14 at 09:34

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Replace the string in file using groovy

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