Bare Bones Software, Inc.

BBEdit’s Search Features

One of the most powerful aspects of BBEdit is the comprehensive suite of search features:

• Multi-file Search
  • multiple sources for a multi-file search that can be a mix different types of sources:
    • folders
    • individual files
    • file groups
    • open documents
    • previous search results
    • web sites
  • Run multiple searches at once, without blocking the application; runs even faster on dual-core and multiprocessor computers
• Flexible ‘grep’ style pattern-based search and replace based on PCRE Improved!
• Find Differences command - compare differences between files or the contents of folders, and apply changes; now highlights differences within lines Improved!
• Informative search result browsers - view and open search matches
• Advanced file filtering for multi-file search and replace, and for Find Differences
• Quick Search window - finds what you’ve typed as you type it
• "bbdiff" command line access to Find Differences