About Find and Replace Tool
What is Find and Replace?
Find and Replace is a powerful text editing feature that allows you to search for specific words or phrases in your text and replace them with different text. This tool supports bulk replacements, making it easy to update multiple instances at once.
Features
- Bulk find and replace operations
- Case-sensitive search option
- Whole word matching
- Regular expression (regex) support
- Real-time match counting
- Character count statistics
- One-click copy to clipboard
- Example text for testing
How to Use
- Paste or type your text in the input area
- Enter the text you want to find
- Enter the replacement text
- Choose options (case sensitive, whole word, regex)
- View the result and match count
- Copy the modified text to clipboard
Options Explained
- Case Sensitive: Distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase (e.g., "Fox" vs "fox")
- Whole Words: Only matches complete words, not parts of words
- Regular Expressions: Use regex patterns for advanced searching (e.g., \d+ for numbers)
Regex Examples
\d+ - Match one or more digits
\w+ - Match one or more word characters
\s+ - Match one or more whitespace characters
^ - Match start of line
$ - Match end of line
[a-z]+ - Match lowercase letters
Use Cases
- Update variable names in code
- Replace URLs or email addresses
- Correct spelling mistakes in bulk
- Format text consistently
- Remove or replace special characters
- Update product names or terminology