it2 text replace
Replace text in session buffer
Synopsis
it2 text replace <session-id> <pattern> <replacement> [flags]
Description
Replace text patterns in the session buffer.
Note: This command injects replacement text at found locations.
Use with caution as it modifies the actual terminal content.
Examples
# Replace text in buffer
$ it2 text replace abc123 "old_value" "new_value"
# Case-sensitive replacement
$ it2 text replace --case-sensitive abc123 "error" "ERROR"
# Replace with regex
$ it2 text replace --regex abc123 "foo\d+" "bar"
# Whole word replacement
$ it2 text replace --whole-word abc123 "test" "prod"
# Limit replacements
$ it2 text replace --max-replacements 5 abc123 "x" "y"
# Replace without confirmation
$ it2 text replace --confirm=false abc123 "old" "new"
Options
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--case-sensitive - Case sensitive search
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--confirm (default true) - Confirm each replacement
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--format(default "table") - Output format (table|json|yaml|text)
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--max-replacements(default 10) - Maximum number of replacements to make
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--regex - Treat pattern as regular expression
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--timeout(default "5s") - Command timeout
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--url(default "ws://localhost:1912") - iTerm2 WebSocket URL
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--whole-word - Match whole words only
See Also
- it2 text - Text and buffer operations in iTerm2
- it2 text clear-buffer - Clear screen buffer contents
- it2 text find - Find text in session buffer
- it2 text get-buffer - Get buffer contents of a session (alias to 'session get-buffer')
- it2 text get-contents - Get specific line ranges from a session buffer
- it2 text get-cursor - Get cursor position and state
- it2 text get-screen - Get current screen contents of a session
- it2 text highlight - Temporarily highlight text patterns
- it2 text inject - Inject data into a session as if it came from the program
- it2 text search - Search buffer contents for patterns
- it2 text select - Control text selection in a session
- it2 text send - Send text to a session
- it2 text set-cursor - Set cursor position
- it2 text set-size - Set the terminal grid size for a session