perform_line_regex.md

perform_line_regex spell

A spell for running a re.sub on the current line.

args

• pattern - regexp pattern
• replacement - replacement (i.e. repl) - when $clipboard, the clipboard content is used

examples

Strip extra whitespace

{
  "name": "Strip extra whitespace",
  "context": {
    "line_matches": ["\\S\\s\\s+"]
  },
  "spell": "perform_line_regex",
  "args": {
    "pattern": "(\\S)(\\s)\\s+",
    "replacement": "\\1\\2"
  }
}

Add space to array

{
  "name": "Add space to array",
  "context": {
    "line_matches": ["\\[.+\\]"]
  },
  "spell": "perform_line_regex",
  "args": {
    "pattern": "\\[(.+)\\]",
    "replacement": "[ \\1 ]"
  }
}