GNU bug report logs - #52815
Editable grep buffer

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: laszlomail <at> protonmail.com, 52815 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#52815: Editable grep buffer
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:01:37 -0500

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  > > Commands which produce a *grep* buffer (grep, grep-find) should allow
  > > the user to edit the results and apply them to the original locations
  > > like Occur does.

I can see two meanings for "the original locations" -- does it mean
the locations stated in the edited grep output, or does it mean the locations
that _were_ stated in the original grep output (before editing it)?

If it is the former, then can't you do this with C-u C-x ` ?
I just tried it and it worked.  C-u C-x ` reparses the error locations
in the buffer.

Actually editing the text in the Grep mode buffer is a nuisance, since
many self-inserting characters do unusual things.  But that is a
different issue.

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