Multiline Find & Replace finds multiline string but substitutes $1 literally when replacing

[TSMMark]

Possible related issue #63297

• VSCode Version: 1.38.0
• OS Version: Mac OSX 10.14.5

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Search for a multiline pattern with a match group
   e.g.

   <Fragment>([\s\S\r]*)</Fragment>
   

2. Enter replace with $1
   e.g.

   <>$1</>
   

3. Run the replace and see that you get a literal $1 as the replace string

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Multiline Find and Replace Support (#39391)
• Regex replace fails on group operation. (#40213)
• Find and replace - replace without a new find (#75035)

[alexdima]

@TSMMark Is this in Search in Files (Ctrl+Shift+F) or Find in file (Ctrl+F) ?

[TSMMark]

The bug is present in in Search in Files: Ctrl+Shift+F / Cmd+Shift+F

Your question prompted me to try the same in Find in File Ctrl+F, and the bug is not present there! I guess I had unconsciously assumed they were backed by the same code. Good to know in case I need to work around it for now. Thanks @alexandrudima!

[miguel-bluefox]

Just tried it and got the same issue.

If it works with Find in File but not in Search in Files, then maybe porting the code from Find in File over would be the easiest way to go about this? (Even better, merging the two so they use the same functionality/methods).

[roblourens]

Dupe of #80667

[TSMMark]

Fixed in 57f4855

Thanks!