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(Replacing text across multiple files): Expand node to explain how to use `dired-do-query-replace-regexp' in more detail, based on suggestion by Eric Hanchrow <[e-mail]>.

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@node Replacing text across multiple files, Documentation for etags, Using regular expressions, Common requests
@section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
@cindex Replacing strings across files
@cindex Multiple files, replacing across
@cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple

The ``tags'' feature of Emacs includes the command
@code{tags-query-replace} which performs a query-replace across all the
files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file.  @inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search,
emacs}.

As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x d})
supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which allows
users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.

@node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests
@section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
@cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
@cindex @code{etags}, documentation for

@c FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package?

@file{hebrew.el} requires a Hebrew screen font, but no other hardware support.
Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux.

You might also try to query Archie for files named with @file{hebrew};
several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary files.

@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Mail and news, Concept index, Alternate character sets, Top
@chapter Mail and news

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@node Replacing text across multiple files, Documentation for etags, Using regular expressions, Common requests
@section How do I perform a replace operation across more than one file?
@cindex Replacing strings across files
@cindex Multiple files, replacing across
@cindex Files, replacing strings across multiple
@cindex Recursive search/replace operations

As of Emacs 19.29, Dired mode (@kbd{M-x dired @key{RET}}, or @kbd{C-x
d}) supports the command @code{dired-do-query-replace} (@kbd{Q}), which
allows users to replace regular expressions in multiple files.

You can use this command to perform search/replace operations on
multiple files by following the following steps:

@itemize @bullet
@item
Assemble a list of files you want to operate on with either
@code{find-dired}, @code{find-name-dired} or @code{find-grep-dired}.

@item
Mark all files in the resulting Dired buffer using @kbd{t}.

@item
Use @kbd{Q} to start a @code{query-replace-regexp} session on the marked
files.

@item
To accept all replacements in each file, hit @kbd{!}.
@end itemize

Another way to do the same thing is to use the ``tags'' feature of
Emacs: it includes the command @code{tags-query-replace} which performs
a query-replace across all the files mentioned in the @file{TAGS} file.
@inforef{Tags Search, Tags Search, emacs}.

@node Documentation for etags, Disabling backups, Replacing text across multiple files, Common requests
@section Where is the documentation for @code{etags}?
@cindex Documentation for @code{etags}
@cindex @code{etags}, documentation for

@c FIXME: Should we mention Ehud Karni's package?

@file{hebrew.el} requires a Hebrew screen font, but no other hardware support.
Joel has a screen font for PCs running MS-DOS or GNU/Linux.

You might also try to query archie for files named with @file{hebrew};
several ftp sites in Israel may also have the necessary files.

@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Mail and news, Concept index, Alternate character sets, Top
@chapter Mail and news