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Re: replacing strings
From: |
Matthew Huggett |
Subject: |
Re: replacing strings |
Date: |
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:30:37 +0900 (JST) |
> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:22:44 -0800 (PST)
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> hi,
> How to replace a string with the same string+something
> ..
>
> eg: sum - [sum]
> moon - [moon]
> thanks
Use parentheses in a regular expression to capture part of the match.
For example, for the simple cases you have give, you might try:
M-x replace-regexp
and give \(\w+\b\) for the regexp and [\1] for the replacement. The
\1 will give you whatever was captured by the () in the regexp.
Matthew