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bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc
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Stefan Monnier |
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bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc |
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Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:20:44 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> Actually \ does have a special meaning, which depends on the following
>> char (just like \ in regexps). The difference between that and regexps
>> is that in regexp \<char> turns into just <char> when \<char> has no
>> special meaning, where it turns into \<char> here.
> If you want a \ in a regexp you must write \\, always. But if you want
> to have a \ from substitute-command-keys you just write \, and if you
> want \\= you must write \\=\=. Thus \ by itself is not special here.
The "by itself" doesn't mean much, and \ is special because it changes
the meaning of the subsequent character. I agree it's not special in
the same way as it is in regexps, but it is still special.
Stefan
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, (continued)
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Drew Adams, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Andreas Schwab, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Drew Adams, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Andreas Schwab, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Drew Adams, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2011/07/15
- bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Drew Adams, 2011/07/15
bug#8935: 24.0.50; `substitute-command-keys' doc, Stefan Monnier, 2011/07/18