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==Search and Replace== | ==Search and Replace== | ||
*[[Search_Basics|Search Basics, Modes, & Options]] | *[[Search_Basics|Search Basics, Modes, & Options]] | ||
| + | *[[Search_Basics#DOS_Version|DOS Version Search]] | ||
*[[Search_And_Replace_Basics|Search & Replace Basics]] | *[[Search_And_Replace_Basics|Search & Replace Basics]] | ||
*[[Searching_Within_Block|Searching Within a Block]] | *[[Searching_Within_Block|Searching Within a Block]] | ||
*[[Incremental_Searching|Incremental Searching]] | *[[Incremental_Searching|Incremental Searching]] | ||
| − | + | ==Pattern Matching== | |
*[[Pattern_Matching|Pattern Matching Overview]] | *[[Pattern_Matching|Pattern Matching Overview]] | ||
| + | *[[Pattern_Matching#Pattern_Matching_Codes|Pattern Matching Codes]] | ||
*[[Pattern_Matching_Newline|Pattern Matching the Newline]] | *[[Pattern_Matching_Newline|Pattern Matching the Newline]] | ||
*[[Pattern_Matching_Beginning_End|Pattern Matching the Beginning / End]] | *[[Pattern_Matching_Beginning_End|Pattern Matching the Beginning / End]] | ||
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*[[Registers_Search_Strings|Use Text Registers in Search Strings]] | *[[Registers_Search_Strings|Use Text Registers in Search Strings]] | ||
| − | + | ==Regular Expressions== | |
*[[Regular_Expressions|Regular Expressions Overview]] | *[[Regular_Expressions|Regular Expressions Overview]] | ||
*[[Regular_Expressions_Basics|Regular Expressions Basics]] | *[[Regular_Expressions_Basics|Regular Expressions Basics]] | ||
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*[[Regular_Expressions_Newline|Matching the “Newline”]] | *[[Regular_Expressions_Newline|Matching the “Newline”]] | ||
*[[Maximize_Regular_Expression|Maximize Regular Expression Matching]] | *[[Maximize_Regular_Expression|Maximize Regular Expression Matching]] | ||
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| + | ==Search and Replace Command Line== | ||
| + | *[[Command_Line|Command Line Overview]] | ||
| + | *[[Search_And_Replace_Command_Line|Search and Replace Commands Overview]] | ||
| + | *[[Search_And_Replace_Command_Line#Searching_and_Search_Options|Searching and Search Options]] | ||
| + | *[[Search_And_Replace_Command_Line#Replacing|Replacing Commands]] | ||
| + | *[[Search_And_Replace_Command_Line#Unsuccessful_Search_and_Replace|Unsuccessful Search and Replace]] | ||
==Related Resources== | ==Related Resources== | ||
*[[Main_Page| Wiki Home Page]] | *[[Main_Page| Wiki Home Page]] | ||
vEdit has very flexible search and replace capabilities. Besides searching for a literal sequence of characters, you can also search using vEdit’s powerful “pattern matching” or “regular expressions”.
Searches normally use pattern matching. This is a powerful searching syntax, unique to vEdit, that has “wildcard” characters for matching letters, digits and much more. It is easy to use; only the character “|” has a special meaning.
Searches can alternatively use regular expressions which is a powerful search and replace syntax from UNIX. It is much more complex and most punctuation characters have a special meaning.
You can also search in “ Simple ” mode without any pattern matching or regular expressions. It is only recommended for very novice users because no “wild- card” searching is possible.