VSCode Find and Replace Using `regex`
This morning I needed to do some bulk “find and replace” operations in most of my Rootstalk content. My first thought was to write and run a little Python script, but then I wondered what VSCode might bring to the table. Plenty, it brought plenty!
To keep this post as brief as possible, I’m simply going to reference an instructional video that I created earlier: VSCode-Find-and-Replace.mp4.
A list of some links mentioned in the video is provided here:
- https://linuxpip.org/vscode-regex-replace/
- https://itnext.io/vscode-find-and-replace-regex-super-powers-c7f8be0fa80f
- https://www.educative.io/answers/regex-search-and-replace-with-vs-code
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMhKstbdr3k
- https://remisharrock.fr/post/regex-search-and-replace-visual-studio-code/
If you’re looking specifically to install and use the regex-previewer extension check out:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Eesv7aqHo
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=chrmarti.regex
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51389446/using-the-vscode-regex-plugin
Since Rootstalk code is in a private repo, I’m including the contents of my link-format.js file here:
var find_period = /\[(.+)\]\((.+)\)\./
var replace_period = /[$1.]($2) /
var find_comma = /\[(.+)\]\((.+)\)\,/
var replace_comma = /[$1,]($2) /