Find and replace

Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.

Actions Used

Replace Text
Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Find%20and%20replace
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Find%20and%20replace
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Find and replace” end tell

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