Global Search and Replace
mahmoudfawzykhalil58k downloadsSearch and replace in all vault files.
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A plugin to do a global search and replace in all of your Obsidian vault files.
Features
- Search all of your vault's markdown files for a match
- Regex support
- Case-sensitive search support
- Replace match
Enterorclick - Open note at match
Ctrl+Enteron Windows/Linux,Cmd+Enteron Mac - Cycle through matches using arrow keys
Installation
Through Obsidian community plugin browser
This plugin is available through obsidian's official plugin marketplace.
Manual
Download a release's main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json files and install it by pasting the files into the VAULT_PATH/.obsidian/plugins/global-search-and-replace folder (enable viewing hidden folders to be able to see the .obsidian folder!)
Usage
Use the command palette and activate the Global Search and Replace: Search and Replace in all files command.
Specifying a string as the replacement
The replacement string can include the following special replacement patterns:
| Pattern | Inserts |
|---|---|
$$ |
Inserts a "$". |
$& |
Inserts the matched substring. |
$` |
Inserts the portion of the string that precedes the matched substring. |
$' |
Inserts the portion of the string that follows the matched substring. |
$n |
Inserts the nth (1-indexed) capturing group where n is a positive integer less than 100. |
$<Name> |
Inserts the named capturing group where Name is the group name. |
$n and $<Name> are only available if the pattern argument is a RegExp object. If the pattern is a string, or if the corresponding capturing group isn't present in the regex, then the pattern will be replaced as a literal. If the group is present but isn't matched (because it's part of a disjunction), it will be replaced with an empty string.
JSCopy to Clipboard
"foo" replace /(f)/,"$2"
// "$2oo"; the regex doesn't have the second group
"foo" replace "f","$1"
// "$1oo"; the pattern is a string, so it doesn't have any groups
"foo" replace /(f)|(g)/,"$2"
// "oo"; the second group exists but isn't matched