Xcode Find and replace in all project files

Question

I need to replace NSLog with DDLogVerbose in all files in the current project I am working on… What is an easy method to do this? (the search navigator only has search in it).

Also I need to add a line at the beginning of all .m files. How is this done quickly? (There are over 500 such files.)

Solution

Here are some pictures. In the toolbar search, you have to press 'Find' then a menu appears – pick replace. Now you can replace project-wide.

Comments

[Enrico Susatyo]

I'm sure you can do this with cmd-shift-f and then selecting the replace mode?

[Alladinian]

Click on 'Find' (in the search navigator) and choose 'Replace' from the dropdown.

[Tim Beaudet]

I felt a bit silly when this wasn't working for me, but I found that after typing in the source of the replace I had to press enter for XCode to actually search through to find the matching strings. Otherwise the Replace / Replace All buttons remained disabled.

[Nostradamus]

Thanks Tim - that MUST be a bug - I was trying to figure out why the search/replace button was still greyed out.

[IceFire]

are there shortcuts? ⌘3 opens find and search but can I also switch between find and replace?

[Carson Holzheimer]

Wow that UX :'(