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Catch mistaken (query-replace "a" "a")

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Message #17 received at 46783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 46783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#46783: Catch mistaken (query-replace "a" "a")
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:15:19 +0100

Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I find the following quite useful:
>
> (require 'char-fold)
> (setq replace-char-fold t)
> C-x 8 RET e1 RET
> (goto-char (point-min)
> M-x query-replace RET a RET a

Right.  So there are at least two use cases for doing
(query-replace "a" "a"), so having `query-replace' query the user here
seems like it would be annoying.

So I'm closing this bug report.

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