Select All Regex Matches

Beyond the standard “select all matches” feature, Zed allows you to create multiple selections based on regex patterns, enabling powerful bulk editing workflows.

Here’s how to use it:

1. Open buffer search with Cmd-F (macOS) or Ctrl-F (Linux/Windows)
2. Enable the regex search filter by clicking the .* icon or pressing Alt-R
3. Enter your regex pattern (e.g., function\s+\w+ to match function names)
4. Instead of pressing Enter to navigate through matches, press Alt-Enter

This creates a cursor at each match, allowing you to edit all occurrences simultaneously.

For example, you could:

• Match all function declarations and add JSDoc comments
• Find all hex colors (#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}) and convert them to RGB
• Select all import statements matching a pattern and update them

This is significantly more powerful than simple text matching, as you can use regex capture groups and complex patterns to target exactly what you need to edit.