From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Mike Ballard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: search and replace Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:32:03 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <40e71dde$0$162$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> <40e73c45$0$170$edfadb0f@dtext01.news.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088984004 21811 80.91.224.253 (4 Jul 2004 23:33:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:33:24 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 05 01:33:14 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BhGTy-0007ob-00 for ; Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:33:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BhGVu-0005sr-Dx for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:35:14 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!199.45.49.37!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!de648aa3!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Newsreader: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Lines: 25 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.199.37.44 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net Original-X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1088983923 151.199.37.44 (Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:32:03 EDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:32:03 EDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:124129 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19460 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19460 On Sun Jul 04, I was peacefully napping until David Rasmussen said: > Mike Ballard wrote: > > On Sat Jul 03, I was peacefully napping until David Rasmussen said: > > Sorry - I missed the first "\" and "[" - those mean something in regexps > > so they need to be escaped as well... > > > > I didn't think M-% (query and replace) worked on regexps. Is there a way to do search > on replace on raw text, not regexps? > My apologies :-) The trouble with remapped keys is you remember what they do but forgot what they are. I use 'query replace regexp' in place of 'query replace'... Mike -- mikeballard at symbol verizon period net "If your main parachute fouls, deploy your reserve. If your reserve is also fouled you have the rest of your life to get it straightened out."