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Search and replace in multiple files
by Batiste on Tuesday 15/Apr/2008, @23:18

Hello,

Does Kate have a search and replace for multiple files? I know I can do it in shell:

find -iname "*.html" | xargs grep -l "hello world" | xargs perl -pi~ -e 's/hello world/boum/'

But it's very complicated for what it does and I can't remember the syntax.

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Re: Search and replace in multiple files
by Benoit Jacob on Wednesday 16/Apr/2008, @02:02

Tip: you can install the "rpl" command-line utility. There is a GPL version of it, at least Debian has it.

rpl -R oldstring newstring directory/

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Re: Search and replace in multiple files
by Andras on Thursday 17/Apr/2008, @10:40

I agree. I don't care much about folding or sessions or vi mode (I use vi if I want vi mode!), but "Find/replace in ALL OPEN files" the most important nontrivial feature I look for in every programmer's editor. It's just a must if you want to do some serious refactoring (rename class/function) in a larger codebase.

Unfortunately, Kate (and GEdit) don't have it, so they are out for serious programming for me. Usually I end up running MED or Textpad in Wine...

Kate developer, can you hear me...? Please, give me an "[ ] in all open files" checkbox in the Find/Replace dialog!!!

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