Redirecting Target Files

The Tagged Files List contains all files and the corresponding directory structures that have been selected from the Directories List, Files List or Windows Explorer for a replacement operation. In order to perform a replacement, at least one file must be selected.

XReplace-32 allows to redirect files to different locations. This means that you can build a directory structure of files that were searched and in which occurrences were replaced. You can rename files, restructure and reorganize folders.

To redirect a file to a different location, choose the File Select | Redirect menu item or use the Alt+Enter shortcut. You will be prompted for a new name. You may enter a complete path or a single filename. You may also enter a network redirection, such as \\remote-pc\share.

The redirections inherit from parent nodes. In the example above, all files in c: are being redirected to c: . Then, all files in web are written to web-replaced . Finally, a single file cv.html is changed into curriculum.html . This will ultimately search c:\temp\web\personal\cv.html and produce replacements in d:\temp\web-replaced\personal\cv.html .

Note

The validity of redirections is not checked as you create them, but only when you execute the replacements operation. Redirection directories are created automatically, even if more than one level has to be created. Backup files are always created in the source directory by default.