* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
@ 2021-04-23 20:35 Eric Skoglund
2021-04-24 0:10 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-04-24 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 2 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Eric Skoglund @ 2021-04-23 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 47981
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When using query-replace-regexp to match a newline I missed the
minibuffer information to use C-q C-j instead if '\n'. I could also not
find the information in the documentation for the function.
This patch adds that information.
// Eric Skoglund
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From 542166d749ac151d401ea8eec56dbb5bafbddf45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:10:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching documentation to
query-replace-regexp
* lisp/replace.el: Add \n and \t matching information to
query-replace-regexp docstring.
---
lisp/replace.el | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index b5dea61924..970473f509 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ query-replace-regexp
of the region. Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
accessible portion.
+Matching a newline with `\n' will not work, use `C-q C-j' instead.
+Similarly to match a tab character (`\t') just press `TAB'.
+
Use \\<minibuffer-local-map>\\[next-history-element] \
to pull the last incremental search regexp to the minibuffer
that reads REGEXP, or invoke replacements from
--
2.30.2
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-23 20:35 bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring Eric Skoglund
@ 2021-04-24 0:10 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-04-24 5:25 ` Eric Skoglund
2021-04-24 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
1 sibling, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Filipp Gunbin @ 2021-04-24 0:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Skoglund; +Cc: 47981
On 23/04/2021 20:35 +0000, Eric Skoglund wrote:
> When using query-replace-regexp to match a newline I missed the
> minibuffer information to use C-q C-j instead if '\n'. I could also not
> find the information in the documentation for the function.
>
> This patch adds that information.
You may want to instead direct the reader to (info "(emacs) Inserting
Text"), and in particular, section about "quoted-insert".
Filipp
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-24 0:10 ` Filipp Gunbin
@ 2021-04-24 5:25 ` Eric Skoglund
2021-04-26 14:12 ` Filipp Gunbin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Eric Skoglund @ 2021-04-24 5:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Filipp Gunbin; +Cc: 47981
"Filipp Gunbin" <fgunbin@fastmail.fm> writes:
> You may want to instead direct the reader to (info "(emacs) Inserting
> Text"), and in particular, section about "quoted-insert".
It feels a bit like leading users away from the specific information
they would want and towards some more general informaton. AFAIK
query-replace-regexp will only warn users in the minibuffer that "\n"
and "\t" will not work as usual (and for matching a tab character you do
not use quated-insert).
// Eric Skoglund
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-24 5:25 ` Eric Skoglund
@ 2021-04-26 14:12 ` Filipp Gunbin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Filipp Gunbin @ 2021-04-26 14:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Skoglund; +Cc: 47981
On 24/04/2021 05:25 +0000, Eric Skoglund wrote:
> "Filipp Gunbin" <fgunbin@fastmail.fm> writes:
>
>> You may want to instead direct the reader to (info "(emacs) Inserting
>> Text"), and in particular, section about "quoted-insert".
>
> It feels a bit like leading users away from the specific information
> they would want and towards some more general informaton. AFAIK
> query-replace-regexp will only warn users in the minibuffer that "\n"
> and "\t" will not work as usual (and for matching a tab character you do
> not use quated-insert).
>
> // Eric Skoglund
This is just one of several cases where quoted-insert is needed, so I
don't see a reason why explain it here, and not explain in other places.
And if explain - it'd be better to provide more general explanation,
that is, refer to the info…
Filipp
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-23 20:35 bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring Eric Skoglund
2021-04-24 0:10 ` Filipp Gunbin
@ 2021-04-24 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-24 18:00 ` Eric Skoglund
1 sibling, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2021-04-24 6:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Skoglund; +Cc: 47981
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:35:00 +0000
> From: Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se>
>
> --- a/lisp/replace.el
> +++ b/lisp/replace.el
> @@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ query-replace-regexp
> of the region. Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
> accessible portion.
>
> +Matching a newline with `\n' will not work, use `C-q C-j' instead.
> +Similarly to match a tab character (`\t') just press `TAB'.
That's only true in interactive invocations, isn't it?
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-24 6:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2021-04-24 18:00 ` Eric Skoglund
2021-04-25 10:46 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Eric Skoglund @ 2021-04-24 18:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 47981
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"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> +Matching a newline with `\n' will not work, use `C-q C-j' instead.
>> +Similarly to match a tab character (`\t') just press `TAB'.
>
> That's only true in interactive invocations, isn't it?
Yes you are right, here's an updated version that clarifies that.
// Eric Skoglund
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From de9dccf31500ed896296ea11c7b4740c1c7a17ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:10:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching documentation to
query-replace-regexp
* lisp/replace.el: Add \n and \t matching information to
query-replace-regexp docstring.
---
lisp/replace.el | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index b5dea61924..81c465eb7f 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ query-replace-regexp
of the region. Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
accessible portion.
+When invoked interactivly, Matching a newline with `\n' will not work,
+use `C-q C-j' instead. Similarly to match a tab character (`\t')
+just press `TAB'.
+
Use \\<minibuffer-local-map>\\[next-history-element] \
to pull the last incremental search regexp to the minibuffer
that reads REGEXP, or invoke replacements from
--
2.30.2
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* bug#47981: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching information to query-replace-regexp docstring.
2021-04-24 18:00 ` Eric Skoglund
@ 2021-04-25 10:46 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 11:28 ` Eric Skoglund
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2021-04-25 10:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric Skoglund; +Cc: 47981
Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se> writes:
> From de9dccf31500ed896296ea11c7b4740c1c7a17ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se>
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:10:07 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching documentation to
> query-replace-regexp
>
> * lisp/replace.el: Add \n and \t matching information to
> query-replace-regexp docstring.
> ---
> lisp/replace.el | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
> index b5dea61924..81c465eb7f 100644
> --- a/lisp/replace.el
> +++ b/lisp/replace.el
> @@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ query-replace-regexp
> of the region. Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
> accessible portion.
>
> +When invoked interactivly, Matching a newline with `\n' will not work,
^ interactively
^ matching
> +use `C-q C-j' instead. Similarly to match a tab character (`\t')
^ I would delete the word "Similarly"
> +just press `TAB'.
> +
Other than that, LGTM.
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2021-04-25 10:46 ` Stefan Kangas
@ 2021-04-25 11:28 ` Eric Skoglund
2021-05-02 9:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Eric Skoglund @ 2021-04-25 11:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: 47981
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"Stefan Kangas" <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
>>
>> +When invoked interactivly, Matching a newline with `\n' will not work,
> ^ interactively
> ^ matching
>> +use `C-q C-j' instead. Similarly to match a tab character (`\t')
> ^ I would delete the word "Similarly"
Thanks, forgot to flyspell..
// Eric Skoglund
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From a07a1ed6407a9a7523dea26f655292751cc20273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Skoglund <eric@pagefault.se>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:10:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add newline and tab matching documentation to
query-replace-regexp
* lisp/replace.el: Add \n and \t matching information to
query-replace-regexp docstring.
---
lisp/replace.el | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index b5dea61924..22d029321c 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ query-replace-regexp
of the region. Otherwise, operate from point to the end of the buffer's
accessible portion.
+When invoked interactively, matching a newline with `\n' will not work,
+use `C-q C-j' instead. To match a tab character (`\t') just press `TAB'.
+
Use \\<minibuffer-local-map>\\[next-history-element] \
to pull the last incremental search regexp to the minibuffer
that reads REGEXP, or invoke replacements from
--
2.30.2
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