---
name: "texfind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "context"
version: "2024.04.01.20240428+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/texfind"
---

# texfind(1)

graphical tool to search for text in TeX input files

## NAME

texfind - graphical tool to search for text in TeX input files

## SYNOPSIS

**texfind**  \[ *OPTION* ...  \]

## DESCRIPTION

**texfind** is a graphical, interactive tool that helps you searching through TeX input files, including subdirectories, and allows you to do search/replace tasks using [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md) regular expressions. It opens two windows: One displays the directory hierarchy and allows you to select different search directories. The second window is used to enter the query and display the results.

## SEARCHING

Enter a search string  in the input box at the top, choose the file extension (*tex* by default) and hit ENTER to start the search. The results will be displayed in the rest of the window.

The search string is a perl regular expression (see [**perlre**(1)](/perlre/1.md)), which gives you lots of flexibility. The search-and-replace function also uses perl regex syntax, but you can also just use simple strings. Currently there is no way to save changed files.

## MENU

Use the right mouse button to open a menu.

**File** : Currently only used to exit the program

**Edit** : Copy selections, select or unselect all

**Search** : Open a **Find** dialog that allows further searching through the displayed results. The **Replace** option can be used to replace single or all occurrences of a string, but currently it is not possible to change the file.

**View** : Select specific lines, and adjust word or character wrapping.

## OPTIONS

**--font** : specify the font used for the menu. Default is courier.

Other options probably exist.   I appreciate input by the program authors, experienced users, or Perl geeks.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  [**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md), [**perlre**(1)](/perlre/1.md).

- •

  ConTeXt wiki ⟨URL: http://www.contextgarden.net ⟩.

## BUGS

None known. However, the replace function isn't the most useful one.

## AUTHOR

**texfind** was written for the ConTeXt package by Hans Hagen and Ton Otten, PRAGMA.

This manual page was written by Frank Küster \<frank@kuesterei.ch\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system, and modified by Sanjoy Mahajan \<sanjoy@mit.edu\>.  It may be used and modified by others without contacting the authors.