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Re: replace-regexp
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Kai Großjohann |
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Re: replace-regexp |
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Tue, 26 Jun 2001 13:50:37 +0200 |
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, lordemsworthx@yahoo.com wrote:
> When using "+" and "*" in their special meanings, they behave
> "hungrily". How can one make them "non-hungry" (e.g., in Perl, a*?
> would do a "non-hungry" match for "a"s)?
In Emacs 21, you can use "*?" and "+?" like in Perl.
In Emacs 20, it might work to say "\\(\\|a\\)*" to get the effect of
"a*?".
kai
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