scooter

Interactive find-and-replace in the terminal

Runs as scooter|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

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Open scooter's find-and-replace UI with the search and replace text pre-filled. Directory, globs and regex-engine options other than those listed are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui scooter

Find and replaceExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Directory

Defaults to the current directory.
path · positional 0

Search text

string

--search-text

Replace with

string

--replace-text

Fixed strings (no regex)

boolean

--fixed-strings

Files to include

Comma-separated globs, for example *.rs,*.py.
string

--files-to-include

Search immediately

Skip the initial search screen.
boolean

--immediate-search

Full regex engine

Enables features such as negative lookahead.
boolean

--advanced-regex-a

Multiline search

boolean

-U

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

readme

scooter ../foo/bar scooter \ --search-text "old" \ --replace-text "new" \ --fixed-strings \ --files-to-include "*.rs,*.py" scooter --search-text "old" --replace-text "new" --immediate-search start scooter with the `-a` (`--advanced-regex`) flag. launching scooter with the `-U` flag

manualmain 2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed scooter against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.