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Re: [h-e-w] Re: Global search/replace across files?
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Stephen Leake |
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Re: [h-e-w] Re: Global search/replace across files? |
Date: |
20 Jun 2002 16:57:33 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 |
"Raymond Zeitler" <address@hidden> writes:
> Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but after I mark the 100 or so files
> I want to perform a search and replace on, and press Q, and enter the
> search and replacement regexps, I'm forced to press ! about 100 times
> to do the replacement on all the files. I tried using a prefix
> argument C-u in front of Q, but it then it replaces 0 occurrences.
Yes, that's how it works.
> This is Emacs 21.2 on Win2K.
>
> Shouldn't Q (dired-do-query-replace-regexp) have a "no ask" option?
Yes, it should. I'll admit I haven't looked for one; try reading the
info about dired-do-query-replace-regexp.
> Shouldn't the mode line indicate how many files are marked?
Well, that might be nice.
> Right now, it's better for me to use my file manager to drag the
> files I want to change into Emacs and then write a macro to iterate
> each file, saving it in the process.
I tend to record a macro in the dired buffer; the macro starts with
<ret> to open the file, and ends with <next> to position on the next
file.
> Incidentally, why isn't there something like a
> dired-find-marked-files command? And if "Most commands operate on
> the marked files..." why doesn't "f" (dired-find-file)? Can't I even
> visit the marked files?
Good question.
> Do I really have to use Explorer to visit them?
Hope not :).
> I'll stop now before my ranting causes you to shoot me. :)
Well, instead of resorting to violence, I'll point out that Emacs is
open source, so _you_ can fix these problems!
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-- Stephe