Find and replace: scopes / regex / auto-version safety

Want to rename "J. Doe" to "M. Brown"? Want to clear every duplicate-typed "the the"? That's what find-and-replace is for.

Open the search panel

Cmd/Ctrl Shift F — left panel switches to global search.

Or click the 🔍 search icon at the top of the File explorer panel.

Just searching the current file? Slima's built-in search is the global panel (Cmd/Ctrl Shift F). For a quick look within one file you can also use your browser's native page find (Cmd/Ctrl F) — that's a browser feature, not a Slima search bar.

Search scope

Full-text search runs across all files in the current book (chapters + notes + references), grouping results by file.

Just want the current file? There's no Slima single-file find bar — use your browser's native page find (Cmd/Ctrl F).

Search options

Nearby usually:

• Aa Case sensitive (default off)
• |abc| Whole word (searching cat won't match category)
• .* Regex
• 🔄 Enable the replace field

Replace

Opening replace adds a second field:

• Replace → replaces the first / next match
• Replace All → all at once

Important: Replace All edits files directly — it does not create a snapshot of its own. Your safety net is the normal auto-version triggers (after inactivity / before AI edits / before syncing / before leaving); for a big replace, manually create a named version beforehand so you can roll back.

Results

Below: every hit listed with filename + line + surrounding text. Click any hit to jump.

Regex examples

Looking for	regex
Curly vs straight quotes mixed	[「『](.+?)[」』]
Duplicate characters	(.)\1
Trailing whitespace	\s+$
Number + "years"	(\d+)\s*years

In regex mode the replace field can use $1 / $2 to reference capture groups.

Related

• Quick Open
• Outline panel
• Auto-version rules