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how can I search files without replacing values

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:45 am
by yogivictor
I am new to WildEdit. Is it possible to search to retrieve and see all file lines containing a specified string in a given directory path using WildEdit?

How about a search with an optional (user queried for each instance) replace?

Thanks,

Victor

Re: how can I search files without replacing values

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:07 am
by netjustin
yogivictor wrote:I am new to WildEdit. Is it possible to search to retrieve and see all file lines containing a specified string in a given directory path using WildEdit?

How about a search with an optional (user queried for each instance) replace?

Thanks,

Victor
I am also interested in this. My first guess is to search a regular expression ^<beginning of line> but when I try that those lines end up replaced. There must be a "not" character I can precede my desired line with, maybe the exclamation point or something similar. If I find the right one I will post it in this thread.

-nj