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How to search for text in a whole Eclipse project instead of file by file

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Mar 15, 2026118283 views
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Eclipse allows you to search its code using Edit->Find/Replace. This allows you to search only one file at a time. Is it possible to search for a text in a whole Eclipse project instead of searching file by file

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Fix for: How to search for text in a whole Eclipse project instead of file by file

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You can navigate to When in you can then specify your string and a working set. Set the working set to your project folder. Depending on how picky you want to be you can set the file name patterns too. I have not tried but I am assuming you can do t…

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