vcpkg/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_replace_string.md

# vcpkg_replace_string

The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_replace_string.md).

Replace a string in a file.

```cmake
vcpkg_replace_string(<filename> <match> <replace>)
```

## Source
[scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_replace\_string.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_replace_string.cmake)
[vcpkg docs] Check for documentation generation in CI (#14614) * [vcpkg docs] Change how documenting port functions works Instead of using `##`, use comment blocks for documentation. Also, add some minor docs and change RST -> MD so we actually get docs generated. * add CI stuff * regenerate docs * fix vcpkg_find_acquire_program to not use _execute_process 2020-12-02 05:37:26 +08:00			`# vcpkg_replace_string`

[docs] Fix the automatically generated document URL (#16611) * [document] Fix the automatically generated document URL * [docs] Format all documents 2021-03-11 01:56:07 +08:00			`The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_replace_string.md).`
[scripts-audit] Rollup PR 2021-02-26 (#16440) * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16419 * pull the cmake doc comment parsing out into its own function * support cmake helper ports * add real support for deprecation, as opposed to ad-hoc * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16192 * add a z_ in front of internal functions * move internal functions out set feature_vars again in parent scope * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16309 Audit vcpkg_copy_pdbs * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16304 * Fix usage, documentation * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16393 * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16377 Deprecate `vcpkg__cmake` in favor of `vcpkg_cmake_` from the `vcpkg-cmake` port, as well as `vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets` in favor of `vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup` from the `vcpkg-cmake-config` port. 2021-03-01 05:17:19 +08:00
[vcpkg docs] Check for documentation generation in CI (#14614) * [vcpkg docs] Change how documenting port functions works Instead of using `##`, use comment blocks for documentation. Also, add some minor docs and change RST -> MD so we actually get docs generated. * add CI stuff * regenerate docs * fix vcpkg_find_acquire_program to not use _execute_process 2020-12-02 05:37:26 +08:00			`Replace a string in a file.`

			```cmake
[rollup] Rollup PR 2021-07-16 (#19001) * [rollup:2021-07-16 1/7] PR #18201 (@JackBoosY) [vcpkg-cmake] Add check for unused cmake variables * [rollup:2021-07-16 2/7] PR #18397 (@strega-nil) [vcpkg_list] add new function * [rollup:2021-07-16 3/7] PR #18782 (@strega-nil) [scripts-audit] vcpkg_build_ninja * [rollup:2021-07-16 4/7] PR #18784 (@strega-nil) [scripts-audit] vcpkg_minimum_required * [rollup:2021-07-16 5/7] PR #18785 (@strega-nil) [scripts-audit] vcpkg_replace_string * [rollup:2021-07-16 6/7] PR #18786 (@strega-nil) [scripts-audit] windows scripts * [rollup:2021-07-16 7/7] PR #18945 (@strega-nil) [many ports] remove deprecated vcpkg_check_features call [1/5] Co-authored-by: nicole mazzuca <mazzucan@outlook.com> Co-authored-by: PhoebeHui <20694052+PhoebeHui@users.noreply.github.com> 2021-07-21 01:24:58 +08:00			`vcpkg_replace_string(<filename> <match> <replace>)`
[vcpkg docs] Check for documentation generation in CI (#14614) * [vcpkg docs] Change how documenting port functions works Instead of using `##`, use comment blocks for documentation. Also, add some minor docs and change RST -> MD so we actually get docs generated. * add CI stuff * regenerate docs * fix vcpkg_find_acquire_program to not use _execute_process 2020-12-02 05:37:26 +08:00			```

			`## Source`
[scripts-audit] Rollup PR 2021-02-26 (#16440) * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16419 * pull the cmake doc comment parsing out into its own function * support cmake helper ports * add real support for deprecation, as opposed to ad-hoc * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16192 * add a z_ in front of internal functions * move internal functions out set feature_vars again in parent scope * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16309 Audit vcpkg_copy_pdbs * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16304 * Fix usage, documentation * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16393 * [scripts-audit rollup] PR #16377 Deprecate `vcpkg__cmake` in favor of `vcpkg_cmake_` from the `vcpkg-cmake` port, as well as `vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets` in favor of `vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup` from the `vcpkg-cmake-config` port. 2021-03-01 05:17:19 +08:00			`[scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_replace\_string.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_replace_string.cmake)`