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Posted: **19 Oct 2025 20:22**

First: thank you; XY remains one of the most intelligently designed tools I use all day, every day. The rename subsystem in particular -- is an everyday saver.

I curate a stable template list here: Tools > List Management > Rename Special: Search and Replace

Question: is there currently any way to run a Search & Replace rename without the pattern being written into the S&R list / history? I know many other lists in XY have toggles... so I wanted to check in case I’ve missed such a switch.

If there's a script-based workaround or recommended technique that effectively avoids history pollution, I am equally interested in that.

If the answer is "not possible", would you consider a future option such as:
- "Do not record this run" (per-run toggle)
- A global option to disable auto-logging
- A separation between "user-maintained templates" and "auto-history"

Reason: For those of us who maintain a clean curated S&R template list in List Management, every auto-entry has to be manually deleted.

Thanks ahead of time, for any wisdom!

Posted: **15 Nov 2025 15:47**

There is indeed a script-based workaround. Actually scripting it IS the workaround. If you do your rename business using SC rename the history will not be polluted. No further settings necessary.

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 19:11**

Did some digging and found these:
viewtopic.php?t=18746
viewtopic.php?t=13896
viewtopic.php?t=28393
viewtopic.php?p=118742

I'm guessing I either am unable to find SC Rename, or it's a bit over my head. Thanks anyways.

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 19:15**

Gimme a Search and Replace pattern you don't want to auto-log, and I'll show you how to use SC rename.

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 20:03**

Here's my small but growing list of templates.

Any other time I do S&R (Search & Replace) -- I don't want it to track.

I bound S&R to a keyboard command b/c I do it hundreds of times per day. About 25% of the time it's using my templates.

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 20:15**

Example for the first in your list: rename s, " /-";

You can run it through the address bar, or (for regular use) add it to menu "User / Manage Commands... / Run Script" and assign a keyboard shortcut to it.

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 21:47**

Thanks.

So I'm better off doing what I'm already doing (efficiency and effectiveness): just occasionally going through and purging the unwanted Search & Replace Strings.

Would you agree?

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 22:02**

Just use this if you don't want the pattern to be stored...

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    $patterns = regexreplace(getsectionlist("mruSearchReplace"), "^Count=\d+\r?\n");
    $patterns = regexreplace($patterns, "^(\d=[""])(.+?)([""])", "$2");
    rename "s", input("Enter search/replace pattern", 5:=350, 6:=150, 7:=$patterns);

Posted: **16 Nov 2025 22:42**

Hey Highend... thanks!

So basically I'd have two different S&Rs I'd use... correct? Thanks for this. I'm thinking about efficiency... I have CTRL+F2 bound to S&R and I'm all but out of Keyboard bindings.

So if your strategy is as I think it is... I have to think about this. Thanks!

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