[OS X TeX] Search with .* but how to replace?

[Herbert Schulz]

On Apr 26, 2014, at 12:00 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:

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> On Apr 26, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Alain Schremmer <schremmer.alain at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> (*) I need to replace \NewTerm{blah} by \textbf{blah}\index{blah} (which is what \NewTerm does) because, occasionally, I need to edit to, say, \textbf{blahs}\index{blah} or  \textbf{blahs}\index{blah (to)}.
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> Howdy,
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> With the default Ruby set as the regex language:
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> Find: \\NewTerm{(.*)}
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> Replace: \\texbd{\1}\\index{\1}
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> Just like \( and \) you've got to quote \, i.e., \\, in the Find section to get the character \.
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> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)

Howdy,

That should be in both the Find and Replace sections here.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)