2009/8/21 Pradeep Srinivas <[email protected]>: > Search for : ([:space:]){2,} > Replace with : $1 > /* i.e., you do not need to use the " " syntax here */ > > The $1 in the replace says "the pattern matched by what is inside the > first pair of parenthesis : i.e., what is within the '(' and ')', > namely the "[:space:]" portion." > > This RE can be combined with \"n", where the n is an integer, in the > search field to do some pretty twisted things... :-) As Harold said > in his original post, the time taken to go through the help file for > RE is worth the while!
I actually read the help thing, but I obviously missed that part. Seems to be very usable! Thanks! Johnny Rosenberg > > Cheers, > Pradeep > -- > on 21 Aug 2009, Friday, IST (which is GMT +05:30) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Worry is like a rocking chair - it gives you something to do, but it > doesn't get you anywhere. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Signature block is /auto/ /generated/ from the Unix utility *fortune* > fortune run at 06:10 IST on 21 Aug 2009, Friday > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
