On 06/29/2024 06:51 AM, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote:
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.
May I quote my original post?
On 06/28/2024 02:04 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Pluma is my editor of choice.
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."
So you evidently have a later version than I have available for this
particular machine.
One does get latest and greatest by simply wishing for it.
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.
My definition of "available" includes knowledge of how to use it.
I've investigated it for some past projects and found easier way to
accomplish those particular tasks. Part of my interest in Emacs stems
from having seen what co-workers could do with its predecessor TECO
decades ago.
Updating MY system is NONtrivial!
