How I need to configure grunt-string-replace to copy and replace a directory tree?

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I need to replace a Text in a directory tree and copy to another folder. I'm using grunt text-replace plugin and Glob npm. you could see the config next:

replace: {
    replace2: {
        src: 'js/app/circo/**/*.js',
        dest: 'js/app/circo2/',
        replacements: [{
            from: 'app/payasos',              
            to: 'app/funambulistas'
            }
        ]
    }
},

This settings replace the text and copy all the file into the js/app/circo2/ folder and the tree disappear.

I try to change the dest to:

dest: 'js/app/circo2/**',

but this show this error:

Running "replace:replace2" (replace) task Warning: Unable to read "js/app/circo/" file (Error code: EISDIR). Use --force to continue.

Thanks.

@MoolsBytheway Glob documentation say: _** If a "globstar" is alone in a path portion, then it matches zero or more directories and subdirectories searching for matches. It does not crawl symlinked directories._ — Sonny Chivas, Sep 01 '16 at 08:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '16 at 08:19

Well, I finally use two Grunt plugin: copy and replace. that the configuration:

copy: {
    main: {
        files: [
            {expand: true,  cwd: 'js/app/circo/',src: '**', dest: 'js/app/circo2/'}
        ]
    }

},

replace: {
    replace2: {     
        src: 'js/app/circo2/**/*.js',
        overwrite:true,
        replacements: [{
            from: 'app/payasos',              
            to: 'app/funambulistas'
            }
        ]
    }
}

First copy the file making all src relative to cwd. You can see the setting here .

Secondly, I replace from 'app/payasos' to 'app/funambulistas' in the js/app/circo2//*.js** src (all js files in directory and sub-directories inside circo2 folder). on both configurations is used the "globstar". You can see more info about glob here.

That work for me but I'm sure that it possible do it using replace.

How I need to configure grunt-string-replace to copy and replace a directory tree?

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