Re: How to replace string for a block?

[pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>> > Is there a way to perform 'M-x replace-string' only for a block?
>>
>> Emacs documentation is your friend. Try to read the 
>> documentation by doing C-h f replace-string
>> It is possible to do what you want, at least in Emacs 23 
>> pretest version.
>
> It's possible in any Emacs version. Just narrow the buffer to the block first:
> `C-x n n'. Widen it again after replacing: `C-x n w'.

There's no need to narrow the buffer: just set the mark and the point
and M-x replace-{string,regexp} won't go beyond, as documented.  Well,
you've activated transient-mark-mode, of course.  Who would disable it?

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__Pascal Bourguignon__