I want edit multiple strings at once by selection the list of strings needs to edit. After selection, when I type, it should modify all the text in the selected strings.
How to achieve multiple string edit?
I'm afraid the questioner thinks of a particular TextMate feature. In TextMate when you select a string, it highlights all occurrences of it, and when you edit it, it modifies automatically the others, too.
Török Gábor
2010-03-11 08:30:21
@Torok, you are right. Its like textmate feature. since I use emacs, I like to see something similar exists here or not
Gopalakrishnan Subramani
2010-03-11 18:12:02
+4
A:
I really like iedit.el, which highlights all the occurrences of the string, and shows you the modifications as you make them.
Trey Jackson
2010-03-10 15:34:02
I've been trying iedit.el out on your recomendation, and I have to say I really like it. One of the most natural-feeling emacs extensions I've used. Thanks.
Singletoned
2010-03-16 22:26:54
+1
A:
You want "all.el" by Per Abrahamsen:
Just like occur, except that changes in the All buffer is propagated to the original buffer.
Essentially you say
M-x all RET pattern RET
then edit the matching occurrences in All. Changes made in that buffer are propagated back into the original buffer.
I personally find this much more convenient than iedit, but YMMV.
It's hard to track down the source code for all.el, so I pasted it here.
sanityinc
2010-03-10 21:10:02