How To Install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7. nodejs-replace is Command line search and replace utility using Nodejs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7.

What is nodejs-replace

replace is a command line utility for performing search-and-replace on files. It’s similar to sed but there are a few differences * Modifies files when matches are found * Recursive search on directories with -r * Uses JavaScript syntax for regular expressions and replacement strings.

We can use yum or dnf to install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nodejs-replace.

Install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nodejs-replace using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nodejs-replace

Install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nodejs-replace using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nodejs-replace

How To Uninstall nodejs-replace on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nodejs-replace package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nodejs-replace

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nodejs-replace on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.