Find and Replace Tool
A powerful text search and replace tool with support for regular expressions, case sensitivity, and whole word matching. Perfect for processing large texts, code refactoring, and content editing with precision and efficiency.
Options
Features & Capabilities
Core Features
- Basic text search
- Case sensitive matching
- Whole word matching
- Regular expressions
- Multiple occurrence handling
- Match navigation
Advanced Features
- Preserve case replacement
- Multiline support
- Unicode handling
- Special character support
- Undo/redo capability
- Match count display
How to Use
Step 1: Enter Text
Type or paste your text in the editor
Step 2: Search Text
Enter the text you want to find
Step 3: Replace Text
Enter the replacement text
Step 4: Choose Options
Select matching options if needed
Step 5: Replace
Click Replace or Replace All
Key Features
Search Capabilities
- Regular expression support
- Case sensitive matching
- Whole word matching
- Multi-line search support
Replace Features
- Replace all or selective replacement
- Case preservation options
- Preview before replacing
- Undo/redo support
Advanced Options
- Unicode character support
- Batch processing
- Custom replacement patterns
- Match highlighting
User Experience
- Real-time search results
- Intuitive interface
- Performance optimization
- Cross-platform compatibility
Interesting History
Early Development
The concept of find and replace emerged in the 1960s with the QED editor at UC Berkeley, which introduced revolutionary pattern matching capabilities using regular expressions.
Evolution in Text Editors
The Unix text editor 'ed' and its successor 'vi' popularized find and replace functionality in the 1970s. Bill Joy's creation of vi in 1976 brought these features to a wider audience.
Modern Standardization
IBM's Common User Access guidelines in 1987 standardized the Ctrl+F shortcut, making text search a universal feature. Modern IDEs and text editors have since expanded these capabilities with advanced features like multi-file search and regex support.
Interesting History
The concept of find and replace has been a fundamental part of text editing since the early days of computing. The first implementation appeared in the QED editor developed at UC Berkeley in 1967, introducing regular expressions for pattern matching. This was revolutionary as it allowed complex search patterns beyond simple text matching. The concept was later popularized by the Unix text editor ed and its successor vi, created by Bill Joy in 1976. The familiar Ctrl+F shortcut we use today was standardized by IBM in their Common User Access guidelines in 1987, making text search a universal feature across applications. Modern find and replace tools have evolved to include sophisticated features like regular expressions, incremental search, and multi-file operations, becoming indispensable tools in software development and content editing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Basics
Fundamental concepts of find and replace