Search and Replace v1.10

Note: since v1.9 ‘Search and Replace’ use: Golang GtkSourceView binding for use with gotk3

Last update 2021-04-14

This program is designed to find and replace a text pattern in one or more files stored in one or more directories, sub-directories. Search and replace in the clipboard is allowed. Drag and drop can be used. You can use it to search multiple files to find definitions of specific functions in a development environment for example.

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• If you just want to use it, simply download the *.deb package version under the Releases tab.

• Otherwise, if you plan to play inside the source code, see below “How to compile” section.

• All suggestions, contributions and ideas to improve software usability will be greatly appreciated.

How it’s made

• Programmed with go language: golang
• GUI provided by Gotk3, GUI library for Go (minimum required gtk3.16).
• Text editor use GtkSourceView component.
• I use home-made software: “Gotk3ObjHandler” to embed images/icons, UI-information and manage/generate gtk3 objects code from glade ui designer. and “Gotk3ObjTranslate” to generate the language files and the assignment of a tool-tip on the gtk3 objects (both are not published at the moment, in fact, they need documentations and, I have not had the time to do them).

Functionalities

• Search and replace text based on pattern (contained in text file(s)).
• Search and replace text pattern into clipboard.
• A map that allows you to view the content of the text and allows easy navigation through it.
• Allow the displaying of preview with highlighted patterns before modification.
• Source code highlighting for multiple languages with navigation map.
• Wildcard, regex, case sensitive, character classes can be used.
• Whole word functionality, Escape character can be used.
• Drag and drop capacity.
• Files can be sorted by extension or using a mask for filename.
• Lines that contain the searched pattern can be independently selected to be modified or vice versa to keep the content unchanged.
• Options (top right) to filter text files analysis behavior (text detection) and to limit depth of directories where files will be searched.
• Backup function available.
• Each function have his tool-tip for explanations.

This is the main screen

Found window

Preview window

How to compile

• Be sure you have golang installed in right way. Go installation.

• Open terminal window and at command prompt, type: go get github.com/hfmrow/search-and-replace

• See Gotk3 Installation instructions for gui installation instruction.

• go get github.com/hfmrow/gotk3_gtksource/source is also required since version 1.9 see at the bottom.

• To change gtk3 interface you need to use the devMode = true to disable embedding assets. see below …

• To change language file you need to use another home made software, (not published actually). So don’t change language file …

• To Produce a stand-alone executable, you must change inside “main.go” file:

    func main() {
        devMode = true
    ...    

into

    func main() {
        devMode = false
    ...

This operation indicate that externals data (Image/Icons) must be embedded into the executable file.

Os information:

• The compilation have not been tested under Windows or Mac OS, but all file access functions, line-end manipulations or charset implementation are made with OS portability in mind.

You got an issue ?

• Go to this page: Issues hfmrow/search-and-replace on GitHub and start a new problem report.
• Give the information (as above), concerning your working environment as well as the version of the operating system used.
• Provide a method to reproduce the problem.

Used libraries

• Since version 1.9: Golang GtkSourceView binding for use with gotk3
• Before version 1.9: A general purpose syntax highlighter in pure Go
• Go Humans! (formatters for units to human friendly sizes)
• Go bindings for GTK3
• And some personal libraries not yet published.

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