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title = "Text Substitution in Discord using `sed`"
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date = "2021-03-25"
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aliases = [
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"posts/text-substitution-in-discord-using-sed/",
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description = """
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Discord has (very primitive) support for text replacement using `sed` syntax.
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"""
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tags = [
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"tutorial",
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"discord",
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"discord-tricks",
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]
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## Tutorial
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[Example Video](/blog/media/discord-tricks/sed-text-replacement.mov)
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If you send a message using `sed` substitution format (`s/old text/new text`),
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Discord will execute it on the message you've last sent.
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## Caveats
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- Regex is not supported
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- Global substitution is not supported
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*This post was adapted from [gitea:bbaovanc/discord-tricks][1]*
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[1]: https://git.bbaovanc.com/bbaovanc/discord-tricks
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