nvim-search-and-replace

Absolutly minimal plugin to search and replace multiple files in current working directory. This only uses vim built-in features to search and replace

Install

use {
    's1n7ax/nvim-search-and-replace',
    config = function() require'nvim-search-and-replace'.setup() end,
}

Keymaps

leader + g + r = Search and replace (Respects ignored files)

leader + g + R = Search and replace everything (Don't give a shit about the ignored files)

leader + g + u = Search, replace and save (Respects ignored files)

leader + g + U = Search, replace and save everything (Don't give a shit about the ignored files)

Commands

:SReplace               - Search and replace
:SReplaceAll            - Search and replace all including ignored files
:SReplaceAndSave        - Search, replace and save
:SReplaceAllAndSave     - Search, replace and save including ignored files

Syntax

Search Query Syntax

:h su for more information

/<substitute-pattern>/<substitute-flags> <files>
/<substitute-pattern>/<substitute-flags>
<substitute-pattern>/<substitute-flags>
/<substitute-pattern>/
<substitute-pattern>

Ex:-

-- search the word "test" in ".js" files and replace them glabally in every file
/test/g **/*.js

-- search the word "test" in all files and replace them glabally in every file
test/g

-- search the word "test" in all files and replace one time for single line
test

-- seach any word starts with "te" and ends with "st" and replace one time for single line
te.*st

-- seach "print(something)" and add something to match group
print(\(.*\))

Replace Query Syntax

<replace-query>

Ex:-

-- replace the matched queries with "test"
test

-- replace the matched queries with "console.log" and replace \1 with the first
match value
console.log(\1)

Configurations

require('nvim-search-and-replace').setup{
    -- file patters to ignore
    ignore = {'**/node_modules/**', '**/.git/**',  '**/.gitignore', '**/.gitmodules','build/**'},

    -- save the changes after replace
    update_changes = false,

    -- keymap for search and replace
    replace_keymap = '<leader>gr',

    -- keymap for search and replace ( this does not care about ignored files )
    replace_all_keymap = '<leader>gR',

    -- keymap for search and replace
    replace_and_save_keymap = '<leader>gu',

    -- keymap for search and replace ( this does not care about ignored files )
    replace_all_and_save_keymap = '<leader>gU',
}

Available functions

require('nvim-global-replace').setup(config)

-- require('nvim-global-replace').search_and_replace({
--      ignore = { 'tests/**'} , update_changes = true
-- })
require('nvim-global-replace').replace(opts)

-- require('nvim-global-replace').search_and_replace({
--      update_changes = true
-- })
require('nvim-global-replace').replace_all(opts)