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No shade on wgrep, mind you\u2014I used that for a long time and it's been one of my favorite tools. But now I just\u2026 don't need it. It's so nice being able to do consult-ripgrep -> export results to a buffer -> change to edit mode -> search-and-replace project-wide.", "context": "", "use_case": "project-wide search and replace", "switched_from": "", "story": "Emacs Bedrock 2.0"}, {"id": 767649715, "item_id": 47978107, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978107", "by": "wwarner", "date": "2026-05-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Strengths: magit, wgrep, vterm", "excerpt": "I run emacs without graphics from this docker image i maintain https://hub.docker.com/r/wwarner/emacs-native I just use emacs for programming, not note taking or email reading or the other things people love it for. Strengths: magit, wgrep, vterm, buffer management, plugins & packaging. 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No shade on wgrep, mind you\u2014I used that for a long time and it's been one of my favorite tools. But now I just\u2026 don't need it. It's so nice being able to do consult-ripgrep -> export results to a buffer -> change to edit mode -> search-and-replace project-wide.", "context": "", "use_case": "project-wide search and replace", "switched_from": "", "story": "Emacs Bedrock 2.0"}, {"id": 793688080, "item_id": 49605505, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605505", "by": "AloysB", "date": "2026-09-08", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I might be able to remove my wgrep too.", "excerpt": "> Remove wgrep in favor of built-in grep-change-to-grep-edit-mode. TIL! I might be able to remove my wgrep too. I love those highly crafted starter kits, they are full of gems. 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