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| author |   mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> | 2013-03-25 01:48:47 -0400 |
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| committer | mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> | 2013-03-25 01:48:47 -0400 |
| commit | 2fb60bd197071eb6c1da78e65e00aaaa374bdce1 (patch) | |
| tree | 7e62cb5c41e97d5879e2c54487403e44a682a8fc /doc/06_AdeptEditing.md | |
| parent | 8b8737ea7eab958fe5a9459f02471d6b6efa7021 (diff) | |
| download | textadept-2fb60bd197071eb6c1da78e65e00aaaa374bdce1.tar.gz textadept-2fb60bd197071eb6c1da78e65e00aaaa374bdce1.zip | |
Added lfs.dir_foreach() for allowing Find in Files to have a filter.
Also moved snapopen module into core as io.snapopen().
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md b/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md index 3704e208..1ea88ad4 100644 --- a/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md +++ b/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md @@ -187,15 +187,18 @@ in ncurses) key bindings. Replace in Files is not supported. You will have to "Find in Files" first, and then "Replace All" for each file a result is found in. The "Match Case", "Whole Word", and "Lua pattern" flags still apply. -_Warning_: currently, there is no way to specify a file-type filter, so Find in -Files will scan **all** files, even binary ones, in **all** sub-directories. -Searches also block Textadept from receiving additional input, making the -interface temporarily unresponsive. Searching large directories or projects can -be very time consuming and frustrating, so using a specialized, external tool -such as [ack][] is recommended. +_Warning_: currently, the only way to specify a file-type filter is through the +[find API][] and even though the default filter excludes common binary files +and version control folders from searches, Find in Files could still scan +unrecognized binary files or large, unwanted sub-directories. Searches also +block Textadept from receiving additional input, making the interface +temporarily unresponsive. Searching large directories or projects can be very +time consuming and frustrating, so using a specialized, external tool such as +[ack][] is recommended.  +[find API]: api/gui.find.html#FILTER [ack]: http://betterthangrep.com/ ### Incremental Find |