Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: > On 06/28/2024 03:53 PM, Michael Kjörling wrote: > > On 28 Jun 2024 14:04 -0500, from rowl...@access.net (Richard > > Owlett): > >> I need to replace ANY occurrence of > >> <span class="verse" id="V1"> > >> thru [at most] > >> <span class="verse" id="V119"> > >> by > >> <sup> > >> > >> I'm reformatting a Bible stored in HTML format for a particular > >> set of vision impaired seniors (myself included). Each chapter is > >> in its own file. > >> > >> How do I open a file. > >> Do the above replacement. > >> Save and close the file. > > > > Ignoring the question about Emacs > > Emacs *CAN NOT* be ignored. > It is the _available_ editor known to be capable of handling regular > expressions.
Err, pluma is available I believe. I've never used it but I just started it and used the Replace... entry on the Search menu to bring up a dialog box. In the dialog box there is a tick box labelled "Match regular expression". So I ticked that and then tested it by editing an html file using an RE. So Pluma is an "_available_ editor known to be capable of handling regular expressions." And as others have pointed out, sed is available and it's easy to install others. So there are many possible answers to your question other than emacs.
