Re: Resume-ing a query-replace

[Alan]

On Sunday, June 2, 2013 6:41:03 AM UTC-5, Tim Visher wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Alan wrote:
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> > On Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:35:20 AM UTC-5, gentsquash wrote:
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> >> The doc for `dired-do-query-replace-regexp' has
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> >>     "...If you exit (C-g, RET or q), you can
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> >>      resume the query replace with the command M-<."
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> >> Is there a version of `query-replace-regexp' with that same
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> >> "resume" feature?   [Possibly bound to a different key]
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> > Have you considered command "repeat-complex-command"?
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> The only way that would be useful is if you've done nothing else since
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> the last query-replace operation. It might be helpful, but probably
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> not.
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> The best I know of is to reopen your query-replace prompt and press
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> `M-p` until what you want to do is shown again. I'd love a better
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> solution to this.
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> In Christ,
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> Timmy V.
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"repeat-complex-command" can refer to more than just the last executed command. 
 One can even use a regexp to specify which command to go back to.  Interactive 
function "command-history" illustrates the possibilities.