emacs Basic Keybindings Search and Replace
Example
In Emacs, basic search tool (I-Search) allows you to search after or before the location of your cursor.
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To search for sometext after the location of your cursor (
search-forward) hit C-ssometext. If you want to go to the next occurence ofsometext, just press C-s again (and so on for the next occurences). When cursor lands in the right location, press Enter to exit the search prompt. -
To search before the location of your cursor (
search-backward), use C-r the same way you used before. -
To switch from
search-backwardtosearch-forward, press 2 times C-s. And press 2 times C-r tosearch backwardwhen you're insearch-forwardprompt.
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Search and replace:
M-% (or Esc-% )
oldtextEnternewtextEnter- Confirm: y
- Skip: n
- Quit: q
- Replace all: !
