scooter
Interactive find-and-replace in the terminal
TLDR
Launch interactive find-and-replace in the current directory
$ scooter
Search in a specific directory$ scooter [path/to/directory]
Pre-populate search and replace fields and start searching immediately$ scooter --search-text "[old]" --replace-text "[new]" --immediate-search
Search using literal strings instead of regex$ scooter --fixed-strings
Include hidden files in the search$ scooter --hidden
Search only specific file types$ scooter --files-to-include "[*.py,*.js]"
SYNOPSIS
scooter [options] [path]
DESCRIPTION
scooter recursively searches through files in a directory and lets you interactively toggle which matches to replace. It supports fixed strings and regex with capture groups, respects .gitignore and .ignore files, and provides syntax highlighting with customizable themes.
PARAMETERS
-a, --advanced-regex
Enable full regex features (slower).-U, --multiline
Enable multiline search.-N, --no-tui
Non-interactive mode.--search-text TEXT
Pre-populate the search field.--replace-text TEXT
Pre-populate the replacement field.--fixed-strings
Use literal string matching instead of regex.--hidden
Include hidden files in search.--files-to-include GLOB
Comma-separated glob patterns to include.--files-to-exclude GLOB
Comma-separated glob patterns to exclude.--immediate-search
Start searching immediately when combined with --search-text.
INSTALL
sudo apk add scooter
brew install scooter
nix profile install nixpkgs#scooter
HISTORY
scooter was created by Thomas Schafer (thomasschafer) and is written in Rust.