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I am using combination of following solutions in order to find-and-replace matched text in all Python files:

I observe that when I want to replace capital words like "HELLO_WORLD" , it also replaces hello_world string as well.

(setq case-fold-search nil) (defun find-and-replace () (interactive) (message "press t to toggle mark for all files found && Press Q for Query-Replace in Files...") (find-dired (vc-git-root (buffer-file-name)) "-name \\*.py -o ! -name flycheck_\\*.py ! -name __init__.py ! -name \".*\" ! -name build ! -path \\*/.eggs/\\*"))

M-x find-and-replace ; then t to toggle marked/unmarked files (thus marking them all, since none were marked). Then I use Q to use query-replace on the marked files. And enter HELLO_WORLD to replace with WORLD_HELLO.

How can I fix find-and-replace to work in case-sensetive?

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  • Did you try setting (or binding) case-fold-search to nil? Commented May 28, 2022 at 19:27
  • Sorry to add it into my question, I had already have (setq case-fold-search nil) in my init file Commented May 28, 2022 at 21:41
  • Don't be sorry. Thanks for specifying that in the question. Commented May 28, 2022 at 23:00
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    (setq case-fold-search nil) is wrong in the init file. You must use (setq-default case-fold-search nil) since case-fold-search is a buffer-local variable. The setting (setq case-fold-search nil) just affects the single buffer where the init file is evaluated. Commented May 31, 2022 at 16:33
  • @Tobias (setq-default case-fold-search nil) solved my probles, please feel free to make it and answer. In generat I always use setq instad of setq-default like (setq message-log-max t) in my init file. Should I use setq-defaultinstead ? Commented Jun 1, 2022 at 9:20

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As already mentioned in the comments the variable case-fold-search is buffer-local.

The following line in your init file sets this variable only for the buffer to nil where the init file is evaluated:

(setq case-fold-search nil)

To change the default value that is valid in all buffers where case-fold-search is not explicitly set you need to set the default value of case-fold-search:

(setq-default case-fold-search nil)
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  • Sorry for the late command, can this only applied for the find-and-replace but during I-search ignore case sensetive search? Commented Jun 5, 2022 at 14:00

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