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[[Feature explanation::Replace text]]
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The [[mw:Extension:Replace_Text|Extension:Replace_Text]] provides a special page (at [[Special:ReplaceText]]) to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wiki.  It's a global search and replace tool that covers all content in the database and multi-media files. It is obviously useful in many circumstances.  It features [[Regular Expressions]] support and shows a list of candidate matches before actually doing anything making it safer to 'test' a search and replace operation.
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{{#set:feature description = Power editing }}
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{{#set:feature notes =  The [[mw:Extension:Replace_Text|Extension:Replace_Text]] provides a special page (at [[Special:ReplaceText]]) to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wiki.  It's a global search and replace tool that covers all content in the database and multi-media files. It is obviously useful in many circumstances.  It features [[Regular Expressions]] support and shows a list of candidate matches before actually doing anything making it safer to 'test' a search and replace operation.}}
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 14 May 2020

Replace text Dialog-information.svg
Find and Replace
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Summary
Description: Power editing
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Notes: The Extension:Replace_Text provides a special page (at Special:ReplaceText) to allow administrators to do a global string find-and-replace on all the content pages of a wiki. It's a global search and replace tool that covers all content in the database and multi-media files. It is obviously useful in many circumstances. It features Regular Expressions support and shows a list of candidate matches before actually doing anything making it safer to 'test' a search and replace operation.