Emacs: Substitute version 0.5.0

Substitute provides a set of commands that perform text replacement (i) throughout the buffer, (ii) limited to the current definition (per narrow-to-defun), (iii) from point to the end of the buffer, and (iv) from point to the beginning of the buffer. Variations of these scopes are also available.

These substitutions are meant to be as quick as possible and, as such, differ from the standard query-replace (which I still use when necessary). The provided commands prompt for substitute text and perform the substitution outright, without moving the point. The target is the symbol/word at point or the text corresponding to the currently marked region. All matches in the given scope are highlighted by default.

Package name (GNU ELPA): substitute
Official manual: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/substitute
Git repositories:
- GitHub: https://github.com/protesilaos/substitute
- GitLab: https://gitlab.com/protesilaos/substitute
Video demo: https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-01-16-emacs-substitute-package-demo/
Backronym: Substitutions Uniformly Beget Standardisation for Text Invariably Transfigured Unto This Entry.

Below are the release notes.

Version 0.6.0 on 2026-07-24

This version brings quality-of-life improvements to an already stable package. The user-facing changes are as follows:

When performing a substitution, the minibuffer prompt now reports how many matches there are in the given scope. For example, if I call substitute-target-in-defun, I get something like this prompt:
```
"Substitute `this-symbol' (3 times) in the current DEFUN with:"
```
substitute-target-in-line is a new command that behaves like all the others within the boundaries of the current line.
The face used at the prompt to highlight the target of the given substitution is now defined as substitute-prompt-target-highlight. Users or theme developers can update as needed, though the default value should work in virtually every setup.
Aliases of certain commands are also autoloaded. Concretely, this means that Emacs is aware of them even before substitute.el is loaded, so they can be bound to keys or called with M-x at any time. Thanks to Morgan Willcock for the patch. Morgan has assigned copyright to the Free Software Foundation.
The command substitute-target-in-page should correctly target the current page. Thanks to Morgan Willcock for the patch.