buffersed.nvim

buffersed.nvim is a small and simple plugin for searching and previewing replacements in a floating window (similar to grep and sed).

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. BufferSearch
3. BufferSed
4. Keymaps
5. Configuration

Installation

To install buffersed.nvim, use a package manager such as packer:

use {
  "Blackmorse/buffersed.nvim", 
  requires = { { "Blackmorse/coNVIMient.nvim" } }
}

BufferSearch

BufferSearch allows you to search and filter lines without a match, highlighting matched substrings.

BufferSearch.mov

BufferSed

BufferSed displays a floating window showing the difference before and after a replacement, highlighting the difference. After hitting <CR>, the original buffer content will be replaced (with confirmation).

BufferSed.mov

Keymaps

Here some keymap available:

• Ctrl-p,Ctrl-n: move up and down one line
• Ctrl-d,Ctl-u: move up and down half of the screen
• <Esc><Esc> or Ctrl-C: quit
• <CR>: perform the replacement in the original buffer (with confirmation)
• <Tab>: switch between search and replace prompts

Configuration

Here is an example of all the configuration options:

require("buffersed").setup({
    width = 0.8, -- could be a float (relative to the window sized) or integer
    height = 0.5, -- the same
    custom_position_row = 3, -- floating window row position
    custom_position_col = 4, --floating window column position
    search_highlight = "guifg=#ff007c gui=bold ctermfg=198 cterm=bold ctermbg=darkblue",
    replace_highlight = "guifg=#ff007c gui=bold ctermfg=198 cterm=bold ctermbg=darkyellow"
})