Notes / Search And Replace In A Note
This action searches for a text string or regular expression pattern in the specified note and replaces it.
Regular expressions must be valid JS expressions, please see MDN web docs (unaffiliated) or RegExr (unaffiliated) for detailed information.
This action returns an error if the specified note doesn't exist, so it's best to use it after the "Check For Existence Of Note" action has determined that it does exist.
Available Options
Search term is a regular expression
By default, the search term is searched for as-is. With this option enabled, the search term is treated as a regular expression instead, and must follow the format /search term/ (trailing flags are allowed).
Examples
Suppose you have a note "Search and Replace demo.md" with the following content:
Today is a good day.
There's a number of options — and lot of fun to be had! 😉
Searching for a string and replacing with another string
With the search term Today and the replacement Tomorrow , the result will be:
Tomorrow is a good day.
Searching for a regular expression and replacing with a string
With a regex search term of /[oa]/ig (meaning: all "o" or "a" characters, case-insensitive) and the replacement string ui , the result is:
Tuiduiy is ui guiuid duiy.
Searching for a regular expression and replacing with capture groups
Using regex together with capture groups is a powerful combination. For example, if a search term is /(my) (note)/ , and the note in questions contains "my note", then "my" and "note" will be available in the replacement as $1 and$2 , respectively.
Here's a concrete example: With a regex search term of /([oa])d([oa])/ig (meaning: an "o" or "a" character followed by a "d" followed by an "o" or "a" character, case-insensitive) and the replacement string $2d$1 (meaning: the second capture followed by a "d" followed by the first capture), the result is:
Tadoy is a good day.
Run it again:
Today is a good day.
