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upro <upro@gmx.net> writes:

> I want to use M-x replace-regexp like this
>
> s/[a-z]''/$1"/g

In Emacs, you need to use \1 instead of $1, I think.  (You may have
to use \\1.)

Also, \1 always refers to a matching parenthesis, and square brackets
are not regarded as parens for this purpose.  So you need to say
\([a-z]\) if you use it interactively and \\([a-z]\\) if you use it
from Lisp.
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