replace-string for 1 line

replace-string for 1 line

[ld1976]

Hello.
Say I want to carry out a replace command, but just for 1 line and not the
rest of the docuemnt, is there a way to do that? I have looked and couldn't
find it.
Thanks,
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RE: replace-string for 1 line

[Drew Adams]

    Say I want to carry out a replace command, but just for 1 line
    and not the rest of the docuemnt, is there a way to do that?

If you use transient-mark-mode (I recommend it), then just select the line,
then do the replacement. Many other commands and functions also operate on
the region, if it is active.

If you don't use transient-mark-mode, then narrow to that line: Select the
line, then `C-x n n'. Then do your replacement - only the region is visible,
so only the region is affected. Use `C-x n w' to widen, afterward. To do
this in Emacs Lisp, use `narrow-to-region' and `widen'.

Re: replace-string for 1 line

[B. T. Raven]

"ld1976" <lior_dagan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.5278.1155831504.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org...
>
> Hello.
> Say I want to carry out a replace command, but just for 1 line and not
the
> rest of the docuemnt, is there a way to do that? I have looked and
couldn't
> find it.
> Thanks,
> --
> View this message in context:
http://www.nabble.com/replace-string-for-1-line-tf2121982.html#a5853003
> Sent from the Emacs - Help forum at Nabble.com.
>
>
>

Type: (prompts are in quotes)

M-%
"Query replace" string1
"with:" string2
<spacebar>
q

Point is left after 2nd instance of string1.

Ed

Re: replace-string for 1 line

[Pascal Bourguignon]

ld1976 <lior_dagan@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hello.
> Say I want to carry out a replace command, but just for 1 line and not the
> rest of the docuemnt, is there a way to do that? I have looked and couldn't
> find it.

Just select that line, and M-x replace-regexp RET ...

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