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query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'"
From: |
s. keeling |
Subject: |
query-replace-regexp ... "Invalid repacement string '\.'" |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:56:41 GMT |
User-agent: |
slrn/0.9.8.1 (Debian) |
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.
So how do you replace '.' with '\.' in emacs? Googling's
(groups.google.com) turned up nothing useful (interesting, but not
useful). I tried variations of '\\\.' (literal backslash followed by
literal period) to no effect.
Suggestions or pointers welcome. Thanks.
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