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+title: "Search and replace in multiple files using vim"
+date: 2024-12-24T09:35:15+01:00
+last_modified: .Lastmod
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+I'm using Neovim with [AstroNvim], and the key maps below will be different depending on your setup.
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+To find and replace a string in multiple files in vim, you can use this workflow:
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+- Use telescope to find occurrences of the string (`<leader>ff`)
+- Send the results to the [quickfix list] (`C-q`)
+- Use the `cfdo` command to replace the string for all occurrences in the quickfix list: `cfdo %s/<old-string>/<new-string>/g | write`
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+To open the quickfix list, type `<leader>xq`.
+
+Also check out these blog posts:
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+- https://benfrain.com/neovim-how-to-do-project-wide-find-and-replace/
+- https://thevaluable.dev/vim-search-find-replace/
+
+[AstroNvim]: https://astronvim.com/
+[quickfix list]: https://neovim.io/doc/user/quickfix.html