"re-search.patterns": {
// replace any `*` with regexp `.*` and activate regexp search
"*": {
"replacement": ".*",
"isRegex": true, // activate regexp search
"isCaseSensitive": false,
"matchWholeWord": false,
},
// replace xml tag with regexp to match any xml tag with same name
"/<\/{0,1}([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9]*)\/{0,1}>/": { // match with regexp
"replacement": "<\/{0,1}$1\/{0,1}>",
"isRegex": true,
"stopMatching": true,
"filesToInclude": "some/path",
}
}
Usage
Execute command re-search: Search
insert search text
processed text will be pasted in Search panel
or
Select any text in editor and execute command re-search: Search selected (ctrl-shift-alt-F)
