GNU bug report logs - #6390
Should not regexp-quote quote newline?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:43:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lennart Borgman'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>, "'Andreas Schwab'" <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 6390 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6390: Should not regexp-quote quote newline?
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:34:08 -0700

> >> Would it not be more practical if the result was "a\nb"?
> > That's exactly what you get.
> "a\\nb"

A newline char is not a regexp special char.
Is that what you were thinking?
You are not being very clear, at least to me.
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