Replace (command) explained

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Developer:	Microsoft, IBM, Digital Research, Paragon Technology, Rene Ableidinger, ReactOS Contributors
Operating System:	MS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, DR DOS, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS
Platform:	Cross-platform
Genre:	Command
License:	MS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, DR DOS, PTS-DOS: Proprietary commercial software FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2

In computing, replace is a command that is used to replace one or more existing computer files or add new files to a target directory. Files with a hidden or system attribute set cannot be replaced using replace. The command lists all files that are replaced.^[1]

History

The replace command first appeared in MS-DOS 3.2^[2] and has been included in most versions of MS-DOS and compatibles such as FreeDOS^[3] and PTS-DOS.^[4] DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the command.^[5] The FreeDOS version was developed by Rene Ableidinger and is licensed under the GPL.^[6] It is also included as a console command in IBM OS/2,^[7] Microsoft Windows,^[8] and ReactOS. The ReactOS version was developed by Samuel Erdtman and is licensed under the GPL.^[9]

Example

The following command updates the files in C:\delivery\ with the .exe files from C:\source\

C:\>replace "C:\source\*.exe" C:\delivery

See also

• List of DOS commands
• List of Unix commands

Further reading

• Book: Cooper. Jim. Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition. 2001. Que Publishing. 978-0789725738.
• Book: Dyson. Peter. 1995. Mastering OS/2 Warp. Sybex. 978-0782116632.
• Book: John Paul Mueller. 2007. Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0470165799.

External links

• replace | Microsoft Docs

Notes and References

1. https://ss64.com/nt/replace.html Replace - Windows CMD - SS64.com
2. Book: Wolverton. Van. Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. 2003. Microsoft Press. 0-7356-1812-7.
3. Web site: FreeDOS 1.2 Updates Group - FreeDOS Base . Ibiblio.org . 2022-09-08.
4. Web site: PTS-DOS 2000 Pro User Manual . . Buggingen, Germany . 1999 . 2018-05-12 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180512094512/http://download.paragon-software.com/doc/manual_dos_eng.pdf . 2018-05-12.
5. https://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/DR%20DOS%206.0%20User%20Guide-opt.pdf DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
6. Web site: FreeDOS 1.2 Updates Package - replace (FreeDOS Base) . Ibiblio.org . 2001-03-25 . 2022-09-08.
7. Web site: JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands . www.jatomes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414130029/http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php . 2019-04-14.
8. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb490988(v%3dtechnet.10) Microsoft Windows XP - Replace
9. Web site: Reactos/Replace.c at master · reactos/Reactos. GitHub. 3 January 2022.