Re: Query replace question

[Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>]

Ergus [2022-03-17 12:19:52] wrote:
> I am wondering if there is some functionality in vanilla to enable
> dynamic match highlight during query replace or query-replace regex
> while composing the regex? Similar to isearch lazy highlight,
> regex-highlight or re-builder; but for query-replace and the rest of the
> replace family?

You can do the query&replace from Isearch:

    C-u C-s <regexp> M-C-% <replacement> RET

In my world, this is the normal way to do a "query replace".
I only invoked straight query-replace when I want to repeat a previous
replacement.


        Stefan