SEARCH AND REPLACE DEMONSTRATION client_id=1001 client_id=1002 client_id=1003 client_id=1004 account_id=2001 invoice_id=3001 LITERAL SEARCH -------------- Find: customer_id Replacement: client_id REGULAR EXPRESSION SEARCH ------------------------- Find: customer_id=[0-9]+ This matches the four customer identifier lines above. The expression text below is reference material, not a match. Use a copy if you want to test a replacement.