Re: query-replace-regexp vs. following blanks highlighting

[Chong Yidong]

Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:

> $ cat file
>   a
>    b
>  c
> Now do query-replace-regexp  "^ " "" on it.
> Note how not only the first space on each line is highlighted, but the
> rest too.

This is a new feature in Emacs 22.  Use "^[ ]" if you want to
highlight exactly one space.