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xref-query-replace-in-results doesn't replace truncated lines

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Message #8 received at 60578 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 60578 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60578: xref-query-replace-in-results doesn't replace
 truncated lines
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 22:10:07 +0200

Hi!

On 05/01/2023 19:52, Juri Linkov wrote:
> 1. (setq xref-search-program 'ripgrep)
> 2. (setq xref-search-program-alist '((ripgrep .
>       "xargs -0 rg <C> -M 200 --max-columns-preview --null -nH --no-heading --no-messages -g '!*/' -e <R>")))
> 
> where "-M 200 --max-columns-preview" is added to default settings.
> Then 'C-x p g' shows matches on truncated lines before the text
> "[... omitted end of long line]".
> 
> But 'r' (xref-query-replace-in-results) skips these matches
> that are displayed on truncated lines.

What if you remove "-M 200 --max-columns-preview" from the invocation 
arguments, and instead customize xref-truncation-width to whatever value 
you want? E.g. the same -- 200.

Does replacement work then?

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