Marketplace find-replace

Modern find-and-replace using sd (simpler than sed) and batch replacement patterns. Triggers on: sd, find replace, batch replace, sed replacement, string replacement, rename.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/0xdarkmatter/find-replace" ~/.claude/skills/aiskillstore-marketplace-find-replace && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/0xdarkmatter/find-replace/SKILL.md
source content

Find Replace

Modern find-and-replace using sd.

sd Basics

# Replace in file (in-place)
sd 'oldText' 'newText' file.txt

# Replace in multiple files
sd 'oldText' 'newText' *.js

# Preview without changing (pipe)
cat file.txt | sd 'old' 'new'

sd vs sed

sedsd
sed 's/old/new/g'
sd 'old' 'new'
sed -i 's/old/new/g'
sd 'old' 'new' file
sed 's#path/to#new/path#g'
sd 'path/to' 'new/path'

Key difference: sd is global by default, no delimiter issues.

Common Patterns

# Variable/function rename
sd 'oldName' 'newName' src/**/*.ts

# Word boundaries (avoid partial matches)
sd '\boldName\b' 'newName' src/**/*.ts

# Import path update
sd "from '../utils'" "from '@/utils'" src/**/*.ts

# Capture groups
sd 'console\.log\((.*)\)' 'logger.info($1)' src/**/*.js

Safe Batch Workflow

# 1. List affected files
rg -l 'oldPattern' src/

# 2. Preview replacements
rg 'oldPattern' -r 'newPattern' src/

# 3. Apply
sd 'oldPattern' 'newPattern' $(rg -l 'oldPattern' src/)

# 4. Verify
rg 'oldPattern' src/  # Should return nothing
git diff              # Review changes

Special Characters

CharacterEscape
.
\.
*
\*
[
]
\[
\]
$
\$
\
\\

Tips

TipReason
Always preview with
rg -r
first
Avoid mistakes
Use git before bulk changesEasy rollback
Use
\b
for word boundaries
Avoid partial matches
Quote patternsPrevent shell interpretation

Additional Resources

For detailed patterns, load:

  • ./references/advanced-patterns.md
    - Regex, batch workflows, real-world examples