From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Boylan, Ross" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: Unable to match octal character Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:52:04 +0000 Message-ID: References: , NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1460580802 21142 80.91.229.3 (13 Apr 2016 20:53:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:53:22 +0000 (UTC) To: Drew Adams , "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 13 22:53:09 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aqRmc-0004cH-HJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:53:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51960 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aqRmc-0003yB-2q for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:53:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37488) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aqRmI-0003um-Tz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:52:47 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aqRmF-0004mi-MC for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:52:46 -0400 Original-Received: from esa2.ucsf.iphmx.com ([68.232.143.34]:56912) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aqRmC-0004je-8n for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:52:43 -0400 Original-Received: from dlpmcb02.ucsfmedicalcenter.org (HELO bcuda4.ucsf.edu) ([64.54.37.86]) by esa2.ucsf.iphmx.com with ESMTP/TLS/AES256-SHA; 13 Apr 2016 13:52:36 -0700 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1460580725-0ac91d38a35c8c80001-2yy5ZX Original-Received: from exht02.net.ucsf.edu (mx.ucsf.edu [64.54.247.193]) by bcuda4.ucsf.edu with ESMTP id wfwD4BFhUAEENOp0 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:52:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: Ross.Boylan@ucsf.edu X-Barracuda-Effective-Source-IP: mx.ucsf.edu[64.54.247.193] X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 64.54.247.193 Original-Received: from EX08.net.ucsf.edu ([64.54.247.161]) by exht02.net.ucsf.edu ([64.54.247.219]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:52:05 -0700 Thread-Topic: Unable to match octal character X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: Unable to match octal character Thread-Index: AdGVv6ZDiSVBFBWPRpy7XefYrg+SHAAPuRWA//+PNhs= In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [66.181.128.6] X-Barracuda-Connect: mx.ucsf.edu[64.54.247.193] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1460580725 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA X-Barracuda-URL: https://bcuda4.ucsf.edu:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Barracuda-Scan-Msg-Size: 725 X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at ucsf.edu X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using per-user scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=9.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.28711 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-CFilter-Loop: Reflected X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 68.232.143.34 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:109758 Archived-At: =0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: Drew Adams [drew.adams@oracle.com]=0A= Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 1:34 PM=0A= To: Boylan, Ross; help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org=0A= Subject: RE: Unable to match octal character=0A= =0A= > I have a file with some characters that display in the emacs buffer as=0A= > \203. Yet when I search for that, using C-s C-q 203 I can't match = it.=0A= > Likewise if I use search and replace.=0A= =0A= Works for me. Do you see the same thing if you start Emacs using=0A= `emacs -Q' (no init file)?=0A= =0A= YES=0A= =0A= What happens if you do this, starting from emacs -Q:=0A= =0A= 1. In *scratch*, move point into the text somewhere and use=0A= `C-q 203 RET' to insert the \203 character.=0A= =0A= 2. `M-<'=0A= =0A= 3. `C-s C-q 2 0 3 RET'=0A= =0A= THE SEARCH SUCCEEDS.=0A= =0A= Ross=0A=