created: 20201107112846692
modified: 20201118103305351
tags: [[Operator Examples]] [[search-replace Operator]]
title: search-replace Operator (Examples)
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\define myregexp() e|o

\define names() (\w+)\s(\w+)

Replace one string with another:
<<.operator-example 1 """[[The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog]search-replace[dog],[cat]]""">>

Replace all matches of a regular expression:

`\define myregexp() e|o`
<<.operator-example 2 """[[Hello There]search-replace:g:regexp<myregexp>,[]]""">>

Replace all matches of a string irrespective of case:
<<.operator-example 3 """[[Hello There]search-replace:gi[H],[]]""">>

You can also use regular expression capture groups in the replacement string:
`\define names() (\w+)\s(\w+)`
<<.operator-example 4 """[[John Smith]search-replace::regexp<names>,[$2,$1]]""" >>

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