RegexSearch is a Java Swing application that performs
graphical find and find-and-replace searches for regular expressions on
multiple text files.
Features
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It can search for literal text or regular expressions.
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The search can be performed on the following:
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a single file,
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a directory, with optional recursion,
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the files and directories listed in a text file,
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the files in which the target was found in a previous search, or
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text on the system clipboard.
Files can be included in and excluded from the search by means of pathname filters,
which allow bounded recursion.
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Occurrences of the target expression within each file are displayed in a scrollable
window, with the matched text highlighted.
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Occurrences of the target expression can be replaced individually or globally. If the
target is a regular expression, the replacement can include arbitrary parts of the
matched text.
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Replacements can be previewed, then accepted or rejected.
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The parsing and matching of regular expressions is performed by the robust Java
regular-expression engine. The syntax of Java's regular expressions is similar
to that of the regular expressions of Python and Perl.
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The results of a search (number of matches, number of replacements) are displayed for
each file in which a match is found. The results can be copied to the system
clipboard in a form that is suitable for use as a list file to limit the scope of a
new search.
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Although a file cannot be edited in RegexSearch's text view, a command can be
issued to open the file in an external editor.
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