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11 questions linked to/from Is there a way to use query-replace from grep/ack/ag output modes?
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How do I refactor across a project in emacs (change method name everywhere)?
I want to rewrite parts of an opensource project. This includes renaming methods. How can I do that efficiently in emacs across the whole project?
I would rather not use hacks such as search and ...
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How to convert lines to an org-mode checklist?
Suppose I have the following list. I'd like to convert it to a checklist.
Lec 1 | 1:20:36
Lec 2 | 1:10:32
Lec 3 | 1:08:33
Lec 4 | 1:20:33
Lec 5 | 1:16:50
Lec ...
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What is the easiest way to search all useful files inside a single project?
What is the easiest way to search for a regexp throughout the contents all files in the current project, skipping files that are not useful?
Useless files are things like compiled files, imported ...
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How to recursively search / grep file contents in a directory / subdirectories in Emacs?
I'm using Emacs for quite some time and I still somehow fail to understand what is the best way to (recursively) grep for a string within a (project) directory and get the results presented either as ...
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How do I search and replace over a set of files?
I'd like to define a set of files within which I can search and replace text.
To clarify:
I would like to be able to search, e.g., in all files xk*.tex in a given directory (and excluding backup ...
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How can I run a keyboard macro in selected buffers from Ibuffer or selected files from dired?
If I have to do some variable name refactoring, I use ag and multiple-cursors.
But when I have to do some code block removal/addition/moving, I use keyboard macros. But I need to switch to each ...
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find-grep-dired equivalents for ack and ag
Is there an equivalent find-grep-dired using ack or ag? With the ability to specify the directory where the search starts? The Dired output itself is not so important (in fact I prefer the ack-mode ...
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How to configure org-mode properly after upgrading from 7.9.3
On the orgmode site it says that if you upgrade from org-mode v.7.9.4f to v.8+:
You must search your configuration for the existence of varaibles starting with org-export- and change their names (e....
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Using Occur to to recursively search in a directory [duplicate]
I use 'occur' to search for regexp in current buffer and edit the results in occur buffer .
Now my requirement is to search all the files in a directory(including sub-directories ) and edit the ...
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How can I edit the Helm results buffer and have the changes reflected in the original buffers?
I've seen this demonstrated before in various screencasts and can't find it searching through the docs. I do use helm-swoop-edit quite often in a single buffer but when I need to change all ...
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How to comment or uncomment the same lines of code in multiple files at once?
Suppose you have multiple files which has common lines of code or common matches of a regexp pattern. Is there an "emacs way" to comment/uncomment such specific common lines at once in all ...
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