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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# sd

> Intuitive find and replace.
> More information: <https://manned.org/sd>.

- Trim some whitespace using a `regex` (output stream: `stdout`):

`{{echo 'lorem ipsum 23   '}} | sd '\s+$' ''`

- Replace words using capture groups (output stream: `stdout`):

`{{echo 'cargo +nightly watch'}} | sd '(\w+)\s+\+(\w+)\s+(\w+)' 'cmd: $1, channel: $2, subcmd: $3'`

- Find and replace in a specific file (output stream: `stdout`):

`sd {{[-p|--preview]}} '{{window.fetch}}' '{{fetch}}' {{path/to/file.js}}`

- Find and replace in all files in the current project (output stream: `stdout`):

`sd '{{from "react"}}' '{{from "preact"}}' "$(find . -type f)"`
