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title = "Text Substitution in Discord using `sed`"
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date = "2021-03-25T18:48:15-05:00"
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author = "bbaovanc"
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2021-03-26 01:02:37 -05:00
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tags = ["discord", "discord-tricks"]
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keywords = ["discord", "sed", "text", "replacement"]
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description = "Discord has (very primitive) support for text replacement using `sed` syntax."
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showFullContent = false
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## How-to
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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`), 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](https://git.bbaovanc.com/bbaovanc/discord-tricks)*
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