Xcode Find and replace in all project files

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I need to replace NSLog with DDLogVerbose in all files in the current project I am working on… What is an easy method to do this? (the search navigator only has search in it).

Also I need to add a line at the beginning of all .m files. How is this done quickly? (There are over 500 such files.)

I'm sure you can do this with cmd-shift-f and then selecting the replace mode? — Enrico Susatyo, Oct 01 '13 at 12:43
Click on 'Find' (in the search navigator) and choose 'Replace' from the dropdown. — Alladinian, Oct 01 '13 at 12:51

score 265 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 29 '21 at 15:50

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Here are some pictures. In the toolbar search, you have to press 'Find' then a menu appears – pick replace. Now you can replace project-wide.

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edited Oct 29 '21 at 15:50

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answered Dec 25 '13 at 20:41

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I felt a bit silly when this wasn't working for me, but I found that after typing in the source of the replace I had to press enter for XCode to actually search through to find the matching strings. Otherwise the Replace / Replace All buttons remained disabled. – Tim Beaudet Jun 14 '15 at 17:17
Thanks Tim - that MUST be a bug - I was trying to figure out why the search/replace button was still greyed out. – Nostradamus Mar 08 '16 at 18:35
are there shortcuts? `⌘3` opens find and search but can I also switch between find and replace? – IceFire Oct 30 '18 at 07:21
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Wow that UX :'( – Carson Holzheimer Oct 14 '20 at 00:29

Xcode Find and replace in all project files

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