Re: query-replace?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 07.01.2006 um 19:04 schrieb B. T. Raven:

> i.
> I have a character \234 in a file that should be displayed as an oe
> ligature. I have tried M-% C-q (0)234 but this doesn't work for  
> getting it
> into the patter to be replaced. How do I refer to this character?

With default read-quoted-char-radix being 8 it's C-q 2 3 4 <RET>. HEX  
input would be C-q 9 C RET>, and decimal C-q 1 5 6 <RET>. I don't  
remember that this failed in any case ...

A different approach would be to bind some function key to enter œ.

> ii. Is it possible to include newlines in regexps? I have a five line
> header on each page that begins with same characters on 1st line  
> and ends
> with same on last line. What is the most automated method of  
> deleting just
> these lines?

C-q C-j.

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  Pete

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