Re: replace regex takes long

[Gary Wessle <phddas@yahoo.com>]

Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Am 15.04.2006 um 23:29 schrieb Gary Wessle:
> 
> > M-x query-replace-regex <RET> +<RET><ONE SPACE>
> > the file size is 4162111 with 77000 lines on PentiumIII 500, it has
> > been 10 minutes so I opened another emacs processor to write and
> > post this.
> > is there a problem with my command and why it is taking that long?
> 
> Yes, because the command needs your co-operation. And if you don't
> press "yes" no change will be made.

if fact I forget to say that I did hit ! which means "replace all"