How do I find and replace all occurrences in all files in Visual Studio Code

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I can t figure out how to find and replace all occurrences of a word in different files using Visual Studio Code version 1 0   I get the impression this should be possible since doing Ctrl   Shift   F allows me to simply search a folder  but i am clueless to how to proceed from here   I looked in various key combination https   code visualstudio com Docs customization keybindings  But I only found how to replace all occurrences in the open file  Ctrl   h   All help gratefully appreciated  this is driving me crazy

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Update for 2020 If you are using the search feature to search across files  Ctrl   Shift   F  it can be easy to miss how to convert your search to a search and replace within the UI  Here s a typical search result     To convert this to a search and replace you need to click the arrow icon to the left of the search input field  This will open the replace options as seen below  Note the arrow icon is now pointed down     The keyboard shortcut Ctrl   Shift   H will also work as well to access the search and replace  Link to VSCode docs on search and replace  https   code visualstudio com docs editor codebasics  search-and-replace

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There are 2 methods technically same  First put your cursor on the word and press F2  Replace your word and press Enter   First put your cursor on the word and left click it  Click  quot Rename Symbol quot  option  Replace your word and press Enter

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This is the best way    First put your cursor on the member and click F2  Then type the new name and hit the Enter key  This will rename all of the occurrences in every file in your project    This is ideal for when you want to rename across multiple files  For example  you may want to rename a publicly accessible function on an Angular service and have everywhere that uses it get updated   For more great tools I highly recommend  https   johnpapa net refactoring-with-visual-studio-code

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To replace a string in a single file  currently opened   CTRL   H  For replacing at workspace level use  CTRL   SHIFT   H

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Update - as of version 1 3  june 2016  it is possible to search and replace in Visual Studio Code  Using ctrl   shift   f   you can search and replace text in all files   It seems this is not possible at the moment  Version 1 1 1  April 2016    quot Q  Is it possible to globally search and replace  A  This feature is not yet implemented  but you can expect it to come in the future  quot  https   code visualstudio com Docs editor codebasics This seems also requested by community  https   github com Microsoft vscode issues 1690

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I m using Visual Studio Code 1 8  and this feature is available  But it s a little tricky to understand at first  and  at the time of writing  the docs don t explain clearly how to use it  so here s how it works  step by step   Invoke Replace in Files  under the Edit menu  or with shortcut Ctrl Shift H   You ll see a standard Find Replace input replacing the files pane on the left     Enter your search string and the replace string  then press enter  It may churn for a second searching all files  then it ll show the proposed changes in all your project files -- but note  these changes haven t been made yet  Here s what it looks like     Now you need to make the changes  and even after that  you have to save the modified files    You can make those changes in various ways   1  Make all changes to all files at once   Click the replace icon next to your replace string  note  you ll get a dialog to confirm this bulk action      2  Make all changes in a single file at once   Click the replace icon next to the filename  note  the icon only shows up when you hover over the filename row     3  Make a single change in a single file   Click the replace icon next to the individual change   note  the icon only shows up when you hover over the change row     Finally  don t forget to save   All those files are now modified in the editor and not yet saved to disk   Use File -  Save All  or Ctrl Alt S   Update  I m not sure when this was added  but if you click the  Replace all  button and see this dialog  clicking  Replace  will change and save all files in one click

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On the Visual Studio Code Key Bindings page  the section Keyboard Shortcuts Reference has links to a PDF for each major OS  Once open  search for  replace in files  or any other shortcut you might need   Another way is to use the Command Palette  ctrl cmd shift P  where you can type  replace  to list all related commands  including the one you want      Replace in Files ctrl cmd shift H

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Visual Studio Code  Version  1 53 2  If you are looking for the answer in 2021  like I was   the answer is here on the Microsoft website but honestly hard to follow  Go to Edit  gt  Replace in Files  From there it is similar to the search funtionality for a single file  I changed the name of a class I was using across files and this worked perfectly  Note  If you cannot find the Replace in Files option  first click on the Search icon  magnifying glass  and then it will appear

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