Using IntelliJ IDEA. I have a find that returns hundreds of instances of lines of code I need to change across maybe 150 files.

After each change, I'm having to hit ctrl-shift-f to bring back up the file search, wait for the new search, then click on the next occurrence to repeat my change.

This is a drag, to say the least. It would be helpful if there was a way to go to the next occurrence of find in file. F3 doesn't get it done. Is there really not a way to do this?

Using IntelliJ IDEA. I have a find that returns hundreds of instances of lines of code I need to change across maybe 150 files.

After each change, I'm having to hit ctrl-shift-f to bring back up the file search, wait for the new search, then click on the next occurrence to repeat my change.

This is a drag, to say the least. It would be helpful if there was a way to go to the next occurrence of find in file. F3 doesn't get it done. Is there really not a way to do this?

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Share Improve this question Follow asked Mar 21 at 13:23 ThomThom 15.1k3333 gold badges116116 silver badges199199 bronze badges 5

• I don't use IDEA, but isn't there a "search and replace" function in that tool? Ctrl + Shift + R or something, that lets you replace all instances of a string in a file or a project with a different string? – TylerH Commented Mar 21 at 13:29
• E.g. this: stackoverflow/questions/38342752/… – TylerH Commented Mar 21 at 13:30
• @TylerH There is a search and replace, but these changes are potentially not unified and I can't risk making a bunch of other unintended changes, so I need to look at each one. – Thom Commented Mar 21 at 13:39
• So if you have to look at each one, what is it you're asking for here? Shouldn't making the change not impact the search results in the Find/Search & Replace results, or at worst just remove the entry that was just modified? That's how other IDEs work, at least. – TylerH Commented Mar 21 at 14:14
• I'm looking for a way to go to the next occurrence of the find. – Thom Commented Mar 21 at 16:31

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There are two ways that come into my mind:

• if you use the Find window to replace something, you can put the replacement code in your copy/paste buffer and navigate with the down/up key in the search results to replace in the lower code preview pane of this window

• if you show the results using "open in find window", you can use the up/down keys or the shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+Up / Down key to navigate between the results there.