To search for text in a Text Compare session, select Find from the Search menu. Type the text or a regular expression pattern in the Text to find edit, or click the dropdown to select from a list of previous searches. There is also a separate dropdown button with a list of common regular expression terms. Pick one from the list to insert it in the match edit.
Click Find to move the cursor to the next match. If the editor is in line mode, you can click Select All to select all the lines that contain a match.
The Find dialog options are:
Option
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Meaning
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Match character case
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Only match text with the same character case (uppercase or lowercase).
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Whole words only
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Searching for apple will not match on apples, applesauce or snapple.
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Regular expression
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Interpret search text as a Perl-compatible regular expression.
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Wrap search
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When one end of the file is reached, continue searching at the other end.
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Search up
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Search for the first text to match that is before the cursor.
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Sides
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Select which side of the comparison to search: The current side or both sides.
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Mark the Close dialog automatically checkbox if you want the dialog to close when you click Find.
Select Find Next or Find Previous to continue searching for the same text.
To find and replace text, select Replace .
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