Alternatives to scooter
Review and apply text replacements through a terminal interface. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
scooter
Review and apply text replacements through a terminal interface.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as scooter.
ast-grep
Search and rewrite source code using its structure instead of text alone.
ast-grep searches and rewrites code by syntax structure with reusable lint rules, instead of reviewing plain text replacements interactively in a terminal interface.
sad
A command-line batch search and replace tool that shows a diff before changes are applied.
sad shows a diff preview before applying batch replacements and uses fzf for selective replacement, which must be installed separately, and runs on macOS and Linux only.
fastmod
A fast command-line tool for interactive regex search and replace across a large codebase.
fastmod offers interactive review of each regex replacement across large codebases from the command line, though it is a small project with occasional updates.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Difftastic
Compare source files by syntax to highlight meaningful changes.
Diff So Fancy
Make terminal diffs easier to read with clearer highlighting.
grex
Generate regular expressions from example strings.
ugrep
A grep-compatible file searcher with a text interface, Boolean queries, fuzzy matching and archive search.
ack
A grep-like source code search tool built for programmers working in large code trees.
