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25.2; doc of `query-replace*' and `perform-replace'

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.2; doc of `query-replace*' and `perform-replace'
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 21:02:12 -0700 (PDT)

Please describe each of the parameters for functions `query-replace',
`query-replace-regexp', and `perform-replace'.  At least describe them
once, even if you choose to refer from one doc string to another for
some of them.

In particular, Emacs 25 apparently added parameter
REGION-NONCONTIGUOUS-P, but there is no description of it.

There also seems to be nothing in the Emacs 25 NEWS about
query-replacement now being restricted to a rectangular region.  That's
too bad - doesn't help users as much as they deserve.

There also seems to be nothing in the Emacs manual about this feature.
Again, too bad.

In GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2017-04-24 built on LAPHROAIG
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 'configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2
 -static -g3''

Message #8 received at 27788 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 27788 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27788: 25.2; doc of `query-replace*' and `perform-replace'
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:08:26 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Please describe each of the parameters for functions `query-replace',
> `query-replace-regexp', and `perform-replace'.  At least describe them
> once, even if you choose to refer from one doc string to another for
> some of them.
>
> In particular, Emacs 25 apparently added parameter
> REGION-NONCONTIGUOUS-P, but there is no description of it.

Looks like this has been fixed by now:

---

Non-nil REGION-NONCONTIGUOUS-P means that the region is composed of
noncontiguous pieces.  The most common example of this is a
rectangular region, where the pieces are separated by newline
characters.


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