| replace | |
|---|---|
 TheReactOS replace command | |
| Developers | Microsoft,IBM,Digital Research,Paragon Technology, Rene Ableidinger, ReactOS Contributors |
| Initial release | 1986, 38–39 years ago |
| Operating system | MS-DOS,PC DOS,SISNE plus,OS/2,eComStation,ArcaOS,Windows,DR DOS,PTS-DOS,FreeDOS,ReactOS |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Command |
| License | MS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, Windows, DR DOS, PTS-DOS:Proprietarycommercial software FreeDOS,ReactOS:GPLv2 |
| Website | docs |
Incomputing,replace is acommand that is used to replace one or more existingcomputer files or add new files to a targetdirectory. Files with ahidden orsystemattribute set cannot be replaced usingreplace. The command lists all files that are replaced.[1]
Thereplace command first appeared inMS-DOS 3.2[2] and has been included in most versions of MS-DOS andcompatibles such asFreeDOS[3] andPTS-DOS.[4]DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of thereplace command.[5] The FreeDOS version was developed by Rene Ableidinger and is licensed under theGPL.[6] It is also included as a console command inIBMOS/2,[7]MicrosoftWindows,[8] andReactOS. The ReactOS version was developed by Samuel Erdtman and is licensed under the GPL.[9]
The following command updates the files in C:\delivery\ with the.exe files from C:\source\
C:\>replace"C:\source\*.exe" C:\delivery
 | Thiscomputer data storage-relatedsoftware article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
 | ThisMicrosoft Windows article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |