💭 Support regex substitution command · Issue #2232 · helix-edito...
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Date: October 8, 2024

Support regex substitution command · Issue #2232 · helix-editor/helix
 Support regex substitution, comparable to vim :s or VSCode search & replace. I propose supporting regex replacements for selection s, files/, and the workspace scopes + /. This could be acc...
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Here is a really good vim substitute with regex capture groups, saving this one for a rainy day.

``` md
* Reading 1: This is a title to a link
* Reading 2: This is another title
```

`:%s/\v(: )(.+)$/\1\[\2\]\(`

``` md
* Reading 1: [This is a title to a link](
* Reading 2: [This is another title](
```

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References:
[1]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/issues/2232#issuecomment-1228632218
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