Search and Replace text
Text Operations
Action
Given a text, it allows you to perform one or more search and replacement operations.
- Accepts regular expressions.
Regular Expression Examples
The following table contains a list with examples of regular expressions for different cases.
Case sensitive match with case sensitive replacement
| Pattern | text |
| Replacement | TXT |
| Example | text 1. Text 2. TEXT 3 |
| Result | TXT 1. Text 2. TEXT 3 |
Case insensitive match with case sensitive replacement
| Pattern | /text/i |
| Replacement | TXT |
| Example | text 1. Text 2. TEXT 3 |
| Result | TXT 1. TXT 2. TXT 3 |
Replaces the 'tag' value of a URL
| Pattern | /(&|\?)tag=[^&\s]*/ |
| Replacement | $1tag=NEW-21 |
| Example | https://amazon.com?tag=OLD-21&psc=1 |
| Result | https://amazon.com?tag=NEW-21&psc=1 |
Remove any link to the ABC or CDE domain
| Pattern | /(https?:\/\/)?(www\.)?(abc|cde)\.(.[^\s]*)/i |
| Replacement | |
| Example | https://abc.com http://www.cde.com https://fgh.com |
| Result | https://fgh.com |
Convert Amazon URLs to Affiliate Links
| Pattern | /(amazon.es|amazon.com)\/(gp\/product|[^\/]*\/dp|dp)\/([^\/\?]*)(\/[^\s]*|\?[^\s]*)?/ |
| Replacement | $1/$2/$3/?tag=mytag-21 |
| Example | https://amazon.com/tshirt/dp/B09V5B7W7P/ref=sr_1 |
| Result | https://amazon.com/tshirt/dp/B09V5B7W7P/?tag=mytag-21 |
Replace multiple spaces with a single space
| Pattern | /\s+/ |
| Replacement | (Indicate a space here) |
| Example | red green blue |
| Result | red green blue |
Information provided
When executed, this operation delivers the following data, which can be used in the same automatic task.
Tags
- Matches found {{matches_found}}
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