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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2006-04-12 19:32:07 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2006-04-12 19:32:07 +0000
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Clean up previous change.
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@@ -752,7 +752,8 @@ the numbering of the groups that are meant to be referred to.
@item \@var{d}
@cindex back reference, in regexp
matches the same text that matched the @var{d}th occurrence of a
-@samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct (a.k.a.@: @dfn{back reference}).
+@samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct. This is called a @dfn{back
+reference}.
After the end of a @samp{\( @dots{} \)} construct, the matcher remembers
the beginning and end of the text matched by that construct. Then,
@@ -1009,10 +1010,11 @@ it can refer to all or part of what is matched by the @var{regexp}.
@samp{\&} in @var{newstring} stands for the entire match being
replaced. @samp{\@var{d}} in @var{newstring}, where @var{d} is a
digit, stands for whatever matched the @var{d}th parenthesized
-grouping in @var{regexp} (a.k.a.@: ``back reference''). @samp{\#}
-refers to the count of replacements already made in this command, as a
-decimal number. In the first replacement, @samp{\#} stands for
-@samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on. For example,
+grouping in @var{regexp}. (This is called a ``back reference''.)
+@samp{\#} refers to the count of replacements already made in this
+command, as a decimal number. In the first replacement, @samp{\#}
+stands for @samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on. For
+example,
@example
M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} c[ad]+r @key{RET} \&-safe @key{RET}