GNU bug report logs - #46783
Catch mistaken (query-replace "a" "a")

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:28:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 46783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 46783 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46783: Catch mistaken (query-replace "a" "a")
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:57:09 +0100

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> One might say "well there are still some uses for replacing the same
> thing with itself." No, wrong.

There is -- to remove text properties.

I'm not sure that's a compelling use case, though.

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