# Find and Replace Function

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967 "2024-10-14T13:11:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hooked4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@Hooked4life](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Hooked4life)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967/1 "2024-10-14T13:11:02Z")

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I’m currently on RW8 which does not have a find and replace function. Does RW9 have one?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967/2 "2024-10-15T12:36:45Z")

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Hi @Hooked4life,

What kind of Find & Replace function are you looking for? Something like a text editor (BBEdit for example) that can do a mass find/replace function, searches using RegEx, etc.?

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**Author:** ![Hooked4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/838e76/32.png) [@Hooked4life](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Hooked4life)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967/3 "2024-10-15T14:18:28Z")

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Exactly, a mass find & replace throughout an entire project. I realize that I can just use Textedit on each container.plist file, but a mass F & R would be a lot more efficient.

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**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/find-and-replace-function/44967/4 "2024-10-15T16:54:42Z")

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There’s not really an advanced Find & Replace function like that, but it would be a nice Feature Request that you can post over in the Feature Request forum for Elements [Feature Requests - RapidWeaver Forum](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/c/rapidweaver-elements/feature-requests/55) 🙂