Overview

Vim plugin to search and replace a pattern across multiple files interactively.

To search and replace a pattern in multiple files, you invoke a command supplied by this plugin with the search pattern. The plugin displays the lines containing the specified pattern in one or more specified files in a Vim buffer. You can use the Vim editing commands to make modifications to this buffer. To incorporate the changes back to the corresponding files, you now invoke a plugin command. This plugin allows you to make multiple modifications across several files in a single pass.

You can also use this plugin with other plugins that populate the quickfix list with search results.

Usage

1. Populate the Vim quickfix list using one of the built-in Vim commands like :grep or :vimgrep or using the :Gsearch command or using a command provided by a plugin.
2. Open the quickfix items in a buffer using the :Gqfopen command.
3. Modify/edit the buffer using the regular Vim commands.
4. Merge the changes back to the files using the :Greplace command.
5. Save all the files using the ':bufdo update' command.