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Text Editor that hilights all instances of selection for Mac

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Mar 15, 202611258 views
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On Windows, I use Notepad++ which has the great feature of when I select a word, all instances of that word are also highlighted in the same document. I have found it very helpful for finding patterns in giant log files. I am wondering if there is a similar feature in a text editor on the Mac. I ha…

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Fix for: Text Editor that hilights all instances of selection for Mac

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Who said BBEdit couldn't do it? With your document in the front window: Choose Search > Live Search ⌥ ⌘ F Enter your search string Notice that all instances of that string are now highlighted in your document To make Live Search go away, click the D…

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