From: Malte Spiess <i1tnews@arcor.de>
Subject: Re: query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'"
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:33:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87hcyw78w3.fsf@trick.ulm.malte.spiess> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnehe6po.rqm.keeling@heretic.spots.ab.ca
"s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca> writes:
> Hi. I was trying to make it easy on myself using q-r-r replacing
> '[^\]\.' (not a backslash, followed by a literal dot/period) with the
> string (sans quotes) '\.', essentially "escaping" every dot/period in
> the file. "M-x query-replace" had no trouble with it but M-x
> query-replace-regexp refused, spouting the error message in the
> subject.
In a regexp for a "\" you need to escape, so write "\\". "\]" is a
mistake.
A correct regexp for your intention should be
'[^\\]\.'
--
> So how do you replace '.' with '\.' in emacs?
That should be fine.
> Suggestions or pointers welcome. Thanks.
HTH
Malte
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-09-25 6:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-24 23:56 query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'" s. keeling
2006-09-25 6:33 ` Malte Spiess [this message]
2006-09-25 7:02 ` David Kastrup
[not found] ` <85vencl9ar.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
2006-09-25 7:14 ` Malte Spiess
2006-09-25 6:55 ` David Kastrup
2006-09-25 7:17 ` Malte Spiess
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