How can I enter query-replace in GNU Emacs using a repeatable function based on values in the line currently at point. - Super User

[Tim Visher]

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to take the following data and query-replace occurences of
each word identifier with the corresponding numeric identifier using
some sort of repeatable function.

    -1 ACT/CNS
    -2 AG NFC
    -3 AID
    -4 BBG
    -5 BIA
    -6 BLM
    -7 BOC
    -8 BPD
    -9 CCC
    -10 CDC
    -11 Census

In other words, with point at

    -1 ACT/CNS
    ^

I'd like to be able to hit a key and launch into the following command

    query-replace RET ACT/CNS RET -1 RET

I tried defining a keyboard macro but there seems to be enough jumping
between buffers and M-x calls to confuse the kbmacro and make it
unusable.

Thoughts?

Write up also here:

http://superuser.com/questions/155017/how-can-i-enter-query-replace-in-gnu-emacs-using-a-repeatable-function-based-on-v