search-and-replace.nvim

A Neovim plugin for fast, interactive, project-wide search and replace using fd and sad. Provides a floating terminal UI, glob filtering, and visual-mode integration for easy code refactoring.

Features

• Interactive search and replace using sad in a floating terminal
• Uses fd for fast, flexible file finding
• Supports glob patterns (e.g. *.lua, src/*.js) to filter files
• Always excludes .git directories from replacements
• Visual mode integration: use your selection as the search term
• Simple, dependency-light, and Neovim-native

Requirements

• Neovim 0.7.0 or later (for floating window and Lua API support)
• fd installed and in your $PATH
• sad installed and in your $PATH

Installation

Install using your preferred Neovim package manager.

Using packer.nvim

use "mahyarmirrashed/search-and-replace.nvim"

Using vim-plug

Plug "mahyarmirrashed/search-and-replace.nvim"

Using lazy.nvim

{
  "mahyarmirrashed/search-and-replace.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("search-and-replace").setup()
  end,
}

Usage

The plugin provides two main commands:

• :SearchAndReplace <search> <replace> [glob] Search and replace across your project. Optionally filter files with a glob pattern.
• :'<,'>SearchAndReplaceVisual <replace> [glob] Use your visual selection as the search term, and replace across matching files.

Example Commands

• Replace foo with bar in all files:

:SearchAndReplace foo bar

• Replace foo with bar only in .lua files:

:SearchAndReplace foo bar *.lua

• Visually select text, then replace it with replacement in all files:

:'<,'>SearchAndReplaceVisual replacement

• Visually select text, then replace it with replacement only in .js files:

:'<,'>SearchAndReplaceVisual replacement *.js

Function Documentation

setup()

Registers the user commands. Call this in your Neovim config:

require("search-and-replace").setup()

:SearchAndReplace <search> <replace> [glob]

• search: The pattern to search for (regex supported).
• replace: The replacement string.
• glob (optional): Glob pattern for files (e.g. *.lua, src/*.js). Defaults to all files.

:'<,'>SearchAndReplaceVisual <replace> [glob]

• Uses your last visual selection as the search pattern.
• replace: The replacement string.
• glob (optional): Glob pattern for files.

Visual Mode Integration

1. Select text in visual mode (v, V, or Ctrl-v).
2. Type :SearchAndReplaceVisual replacement [glob].

The selected text becomes the search pattern.

Credits

• sad for the interactive CLI UI.
• fd for blazing-fast file finding.
• Inspired by the Neovim plugin community.

License

MIT License