Search and Replace – Single File

Searching

Keyboard shortcuts related to the search panel:

Open search panel	Ctrl + F
Toggle regular expressions	Alt + R
Toggle case sensitivity	Alt + C
Toggle exact match	Alt + W
Find next	Enter
Find previous	Shift + Enter
Find all	Alt + Enter

Incremental Search

Keyboard shortcuts related to the incremental search panel:

Open incremental search panel	Ctrl + I
Toggle regular expressions	Alt + R
Toggle case sensitivity	Alt + C
Toggle exact match	Alt + W
Find next	Enter
Find previous	Shift + Enter
Find all	Alt + Enter

The only difference between this panel and the regular search panel lies in the behavior of the Enter key. In incremental searches, it will select the next match in the file and dismiss the search panel for you. Choosing between this panel or the regular search panel is a matter of preference.

Replacing Text

Keyboard shortcuts related to the replace panel:

Open replace panel	Ctrl + H
Replace next	Ctrl + Shift + H
Replace all	Ctrl + Alt + Enter

Tips

Other Ways of Searching in Files

Goto Anything provides the operator # to search in the active file.

Other Search-Related Key Bindings

These key bindings work when the search panel is hidden:

Search forward using most recent pattern	F3
Search backwards using most recent pattern	Shift + F3
Select all matches using most recent pattern	Alt + F3

You can also perform searches based on the current selection:

Search using current selection	Ctrl + E
Replace using current selection	Ctrl + Shift + E

Multiline Search

You can type in multiline search patterns into search panels. To enter newline characters, press Ctrl + Enter.

A multiline pattern

Note that search panels are resizable too.