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Subject: Re: Curious: Why is there no binding for replace-string "out of the
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> From: "T.V Raman" <raman@google.com>
> Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:12:49 -0800
> 
> As someone who has now used emacs for approx 35 years, I've always
> assumed that M-r was bound to replace-string -- that's a binding I've
> always had:-) I just realized that out-of-the-box, emacs -q binds
> replace-regex to M-% but does not  bind replace-string. So just curious:
> 
> 1. Is the above an oversight or intentional?
> 2.  Should we perhaps pick a binding for replace-string -- note: I dont
>     care what we pick, but not having a key for it feels strange.

We bind M-% to query-replace, which is a superset of replace-string.
Why would you want to use replace-string instead? what can it do that
query-replace cannot?