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Re: query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'"
From: |
Malte Spiess |
Subject: |
Re: query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'" |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:33:32 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
"s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca> writes:
> Hi. I was trying to make it easy on myself using q-r-r replacing
> '[^\]\.' (not a backslash, followed by a literal dot/period) with the
> string (sans quotes) '\.', essentially "escaping" every dot/period in
> the file. "M-x query-replace" had no trouble with it but M-x
> query-replace-regexp refused, spouting the error message in the
> subject.
In a regexp for a "\" you need to escape, so write "\\". "\]" is a
mistake.
A correct regexp for your intention should be
'[^\\]\.'
--
> So how do you replace '.' with '\.' in emacs?
That should be fine.
> Suggestions or pointers welcome. Thanks.
HTH
Malte