• find and replace with confirmation

    1 min read · vim search replace find TUI

    Requirements vim basics Search for the next and or previous occurrence of the word under your cursor with * and #. Search and replace the first 'one' found with 'two': :%s/one/two/ Run the last substitution globally: g& Same, but just replace 'one' globally: :%s/one/two/g Put quotes around every occurrence of $HOME: …


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  • Rundown: grep

    1 min read · search grep

    Search for a short word 1grep "\b${word}\b" ${file} Extract words in quotes 1grep -o "\b${word}\b" ${file}


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  • Search System

    1 min read · data search locate plocate

    Requirements cron You can search every file on the computer instantly by installing plocate. Once installed, run sudo updatedb to create the database of (nearly) every file on the computer. Check how big the database is: 1du -h /var/lib/plocate/plocate.db Once you have the database, you can find nearly any file …


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