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Re: Replacement
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: Replacement |
Date: |
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:59:23 +0100 |
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hufflen@lifc.univ-fcomte.fr (hufflen jean-michel) writes:
> (while (re-search-forward "\\^{?a}?" ...) (replace-match "â" ...))
To match a backslash you must use the regex "\\\\".
> it results: \^{a} or \^a ====> \â
It results in ^{a} or ^a ===> â. The backslash is not part of the match.
> If the replacement I wish is:
>
> \`{a} or \`a ====> à
>
> then (while (re-search-forward "\\`{?a}?" ...) (replace-match "à" ...))
This will only match "{a}" or "{a" or "a}" or "a" at the beginning of the
buffer, because \` only matches there.
Andreas.
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