From: Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Query replace regex with 2 alternatives
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:51:44 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <icd2ylg5zz.fsf@home.home> (raw)
Could use some help on query/replace/regex.
I have an html file full of < and >.
I want to replace only some of the pairs with "[" and "]".
I figured out the match string:
"\\(<\\|>\\)
(typed as)
"\(<\|>\)
but when it comes to the replacement, I'm not clear on how to say,
first match gets [ and second match gets ].
I believe emacs can do it but I don't see it documented.
I see references to \1 \2 but not in the replace string.
--
Dan Espen
next reply other threads:[~2012-12-07 16:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-07 16:51 Dan Espen [this message]
2012-12-07 18:59 ` Query replace regex with 2 alternatives Barry Margolin
2012-12-07 20:06 ` Dan Espen
2012-12-07 20:19 ` Tassilo Horn
[not found] ` <mailman.14801.1354911562.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-12-07 21:32 ` Dan Espen
2012-12-08 5:31 ` Barry Margolin
2012-12-07 20:11 ` Jambunathan K
[not found] ` <mailman.14799.1354910918.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2012-12-08 22:07 ` WJ
2012-12-08 23:03 ` William Gardella
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