Azure DevOps Replace Text in Source Files | Pipeline Text Replacement Extension

Published 25/09/2025

Description

Azure DevOps text replacement tutorial for modifying source files automatically during build and release pipelines. In this video, I show how to install, configure, and use the Replace Text in Source Files extension for Azure DevOps to update values in source code and configuration files as part of your pipeline workflow. The Marketplace listing describes two tasks: one that replaces text between start and end strings, and another that replaces one text value with another value in source files before build. 0:00 - Introduction 0:11 - Description 1:16 - Sample Project 3:32 - Pipeline 6:01 - Marketplace 6:40 - Locally Installed 7:10 - Configuration 10:38 - Conclusion This extension is useful when you need to update version numbers, connection strings, public keys, configuration values, or other checked-in text before a build runs. The Marketplace documentation says the tasks support source-directory searching, file patterns, file lists, Azure DevOps variables, and both text-by-text and between-text replacement approaches. I walk through the pipeline context, create a sample project, install the extension from the Azure DevOps Marketplace, and show how to configure the task in a real pipeline. The related Samayas extension page also positions it as a practical way to handle environment-specific configuration management during the build process. #AzureDevOps #TextReplacement #PipelineAutomation Marketplace Link: https://l.samayas.eu/e3fq3mxtZH?P=YT&V=22 Follow me on X: https://l.samayas.eu/jo3eaYEf3E?P=YT&V=21 Buy me a Coffee: https://l.samayas.eu/jX6xL7EWhd?P=YT&V=22 Studio Equipment Camera Sony Alpha ZV-E10 II: https://l.samayas.eu/k7y90TREl0?P=YT&V=22 Secondary Camera Obsbot Tail Air: https://l.samayas.eu/iFQu9WfmCw?P=YT&V=22 Elgato Prompter: https://l.samayas.eu/fHVrqqXtSc?P=YT&V=22 Microphone Rode Wireless GO II: https://l.samayas.eu/afBINjiBXN?P=YT&V=22