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Replace string

v1.1

Replace string

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Replace string

Use regular expressions to manipulate strings

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Replace string

              
  uses: frabert/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in frabert/replace-string-action

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replace-string GitHub Action

Replaces strings with regular expressions.

Inputs

pattern

Required Regular expression to match.

string

Required Input string.

replace-with

Required String to use for replacement.

flags

Flags to use when matching. Please refer to MDN for more information.

Outputs

replaced

The replaced string.

Example usage

uses: frabert/replace-string-action@v1
with:
  pattern: 'Hello, (\w+)!'
  string: 'Hello, world!'
  replace-with: 'I greet you, $1!'