> From: JF <alpha...@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:51:35 -0400 > > Using GNU Emacs 29.1 (newly installed) on Windows 10 Pro > Trying dired mode for the first time and marked several files, then hit "Q" > for regexp query search and > replace. I specify the search and replace strings, hit Enter, and it says > "Searching ..." and then: > xref-matches-in-files: Search failed with status 1: 'xargs' is not recognized > as an internal or > external command, > from which I infer there's a path to some xargs analog that's part of the > install but it can't find???
You need to install GNU Findutils. These programs don't come with Windows out of the box.