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RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up!
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Eli Daniel |
Subject: |
RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up! |
Date: |
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:29:27 -0400 |
In general, you can enter funny characters without them having their usual
effect (as part of a search/replace string in the minibuffer, for instance)
by prefixing thing with C-q.
Carriage return is C-m
Linefeed is C-j
So to search for "abc<cr><lf>def", do C-s abcC-qC-mC-qC-jdef
-Eli
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On
> Behalf Of John C Polking
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:55 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [h-e-w] The list is back up!
>
> I am happy to see this list in operation again.
>
> At the risk of boring everyone, I raise an old problem. I want to do a
> global search and replace where the replacement text includes a CR/LF (I
> am using a PC). I know how to do the search and replace. It is the
> CR/LF that puzzles me.
>
> What angers me is that I used to know how to do this, but I have
> forgotten.
>
> This really should be answered in the FAQ, but I could not find it there.
>
> John
>
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> Department of Mathematics (713) 348-4829 (Dept of Math)
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- RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up!, C. R. Oldham, 2003/09/09
- RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up!, Raymond Zeitler, 2003/09/09
- RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up!, C. R. Oldham, 2003/09/09
- RE: [h-e-w] The list is back up!, Raymond Zeitler, 2003/09/10