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From: beede@pavo.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Michael Beede)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: replace-match fails at end of some buffers
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Date: 25 Jan 89 15:15:44 GMT
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Emacs versions: 18.51.5, 18.51.10.

replace-match fails in the case of replacing two matched "\"
characters with themselves at the end of a buffer.  Repeat by:

                    C-x b * s c r a t c h * RET C-x 
h C-w RET RET \ \ ESC < ESC ESC ( r e - s e a r c h 
- f o r w a r d SPC " \ \ ( \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ) " 
SPC 1 0 0 0 SPC t ) RET ESC ESC ( r e p l a c e - m 
a t c h SPC " \ \ 1 " ) RET


The (replace-match "\\1") replaces the matched string "\\\\" with "\\",
e.g., it deletes one of the backslashes.

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Mike Beede -- Secure Computing Technology Center MN55-7282
Honeywell Systems & Research Center              (612) 782-7147
2855 Anthony Lane South - Suite 130
Minneapolis MN                                   beede@src.honeywell.com
Mike Beede -- Secure Computing Technology Center MN55-7282
Honeywell Systems & Research Center              (612) 782-7147
2855 Anthony Lane South - Suite 130
Minneapolis MN                                   beede@src.honeywell.com