Re: Curious: Why is there no binding for replace-string "out of the box"?

[Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 09:16, T.V Raman <raman@google.com> wrote:
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> Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
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> more importantly replace-string is not bound. That is what I was trying to say

The user-facing difference between replace-string and query-replace is
that the former replaces unconditionally while the latter asks for
confirmation (with a possibility to type ‘!’ to confirm replacement
for all remaining occurrences). Similarly, replace-regexp vs
query-replace-regexp.

Both confirming commands are bound by default: query-replace to M-%,
query-replace-regexp to C-M-%.

Replacing without confirmation could be seen as an advanced feature —
if you are already comfortable with undo, you’re ready to use it; if
not, it’s scary.