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I want to search and replace this

`https://example.com/`{.uri}

to 

[https://example.com/](https://example.com/)

With vim I would do a s/(http.*){.uri}/[\1](\1)/g but that doesn't work with atom.io. How can I solve this?

method
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If you Cmd-F and open the search pane, there is a ".*" button at the right side. Click it and now it's regex mode.

I find 

(http.*)\{\.uri\}

and replace to 

[$1]($1)
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speedogoo
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    `s/(http.*){.uri}/[\1](\1)/g` doesn't work in `atom` with RegEx activated. Maybe it is a bug or a different RegEx syntax. That was the reason of my question. – wintermeyer Mar 13 '14 at 09:28
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    I find "(http.*)\{\.uri\}" and replace to "[$1]($1)". It works. This is the perl-style regex, which I believe is the standard. – speedogoo Mar 14 '14 at 15:15
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    @speedogoo You should submit this as the correct answer. – method Sep 05 '14 at 13:00
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    Any idea how do I eval the captured group to do some stuff on it before replacing? For example, if `$1` captures a number group - 123, replace it by adding 1 to it, something like `eval($1+1)`..? – SexyBeast Feb 22 '15 at 00:35
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    Using dollar for back referencing doesn't work for me. Is it still accurate ? I'm using atom v0.205.0 and find-and-replace package in version 0.170.0. – Antoine Jun 04 '15 at 09:29
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    Ok I just forgot to use parentheses in the regex. Just ignore what I said. – Antoine Jun 04 '15 at 11:54
  • To reproduce a find functionality similar to Sublime Text: Type `command` + `F`, type in your search, and then hit (on a Mac) `option` + `return`. If the Find All option is selected, this will create multiple cursors you that allow you to edit the search matches directly. – Greenstick Jun 12 '19 at 21:37
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Juste to update @speedogoo's answer for future readers, if you do not find the regex mode in the search view, it looks like this:

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You can also open it with the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+/ (default).

Note that even ^ and $ are already supported by Atom's find-and-replace.

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