Find and replace Android studio

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Is there a way to find and replace all occurrences of a word in an entire project( not just a single class using refactor -> rename) and also maintain case, either in android studio or using a command line script?

For example, Supplier has to go to Merchant, supplier -> merchant, SUPPLIER -> MERCHANT. My boss wants me to change all instances of supplier with merchant for a project im working on. Ive been doing it for about an hour and i know im wasting my time. Let me know of any time saving suggestions.

One way to do it is right click in the solution on the folder structure and there choose replace in path. — Johan, Apr 02 '14 at 11:54

score 633 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 15 '22 at 19:52

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I think the shortcut that you're looking for is:

Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows and Linux/Ubuntu

Control+Shift+R on macOS (IntelliJ IDEA Classic keymap)

Cmd+Shift+R on macOS (macOS keymap)

ref: source

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answered Nov 27 '13 at 18:00

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I'm on OS X and it was still Ctrl+Shift+R – CodyMace Jul 31 '14 at 17:55
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This worked wonderfully! I had to rename a class in it's entirety, including comments, getters, setters, constructors, new calls, THE WORKS, but android studio's refactor was bugging out on me. Ctrl+Shift+R however, ignored all that and hard changed the files after which the project had to be reloaded. Do select "preserve case" or it will mess up everything. – G_V Nov 06 '14 at 14:48
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at OS X at least for me was Command instead of Ctrl button. Just for the new mac - android studio users. – karvoynistas Feb 11 '15 at 17:01
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Doesn't work for me anymore. I think this shortcut was removed. Anyone else seeing the same? Edit>Find>Replace In Path is still there of course. – Da-Jin Feb 06 '16 at 16:19
Command-Shift-R brings up Replace in Path dialogue for me in OSX El Capitan, Android Studio 2.1.3. – user1147171 Sep 05 '16 at 20:05
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also `Ctrl + Shift + R` for Ubuntu(Linux) – Morozov Aug 18 '17 at 08:10
On Mac OS it is `CMD` + `R` – Rawand Saeed Jul 28 '21 at 19:44
On all platforms, you can go to Preferences>Keymap, then search "Replace" to see keymaps for "replace"-related commands. This is especially helpful if you're not using the default keymap – Darwin Huang Oct 05 '21 at 14:14

score 105 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 05 '17 at 21:35

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On Windows:

Find : Ctrl+F

Find And Replace In Single Class: Ctrl+R

Find And Replace In Whole Project: Ctrl+Shift+R

on OS X ,it is similar, just replace Ctrl with Command

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score 60 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 14 '14 at 07:54

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In Android studio, Edit -- > Find --> Replace in path, this will check in whole project including comments and code.

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This is the correct answer in Android Studio on macOS. The only full-project search/replace sweeper. – the_dude_abides Feb 13 '18 at 21:53

score 16 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 05 '17 at 21:35

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Press Ctrl+R to find and replace codes in the class where you are...

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score 14 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 09 '15 at 02:10

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Use ctrl+R or cmd+R in OSX

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this is only affect to current open file – tbm98 Jul 02 '20 at 14:28

score 13 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 27 '13 at 17:44

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If you use refactor->rename for the name of the file, everywhere the file is used in your project the refactor will replace it.

I have already rename variables, xml file, java file, multiple drawable and after the operation I could build directly without error.

Do a back-up of your project and try to see if it work for you.

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The default shortcut for rename is Shift + F6. ;-) – Kalaschni Feb 26 '15 at 19:43

score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 14 '18 at 10:12

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The shortcuts are

On Windows : Ctrl+Shift+R

On Mac : Cmd+Shift+R

answered Mar 14 '18 at 10:12

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score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 04 '17 at 14:06

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Try using: Edit -> Find -> Replace in path...

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered May 14 '15 at 12:44

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ctrl + H ..... its give option to replace word from class.

answered May 14 '15 at 12:44

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But it does not give replace option. – Shajeel Afzal Jun 20 '15 at 16:11

score 2 · Answer 10 · answered Nov 23 '19 at 16:26

I think the previous answers missed the most important (non-trivial) aspect of the OP's question, i.e., how to perform the search/replace in a "time saving" manner, meaning once, not three times, and "maintain case" originally present.

On the pane, check "[X] Preserve Case" before clicking the Replace All button

This performs a case-aware "smart" replacement in one pass:

apple -> orange
Apple -> Orange
APPLE -> ORANGE

Also, for peace of mind, don't forget to check the code into the VCS before performing sweeping project-wide replacements.

score -1 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 04 '21 at 06:40

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This is very simple.

Use Ctrl+R for Windows .

Use Cmd+R for mac.

answered Apr 04 '21 at 06:40

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This will search/replace on the current file, not in the entire project – Koesh Sep 21 '21 at 10:22

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