Variable: replace-regexp-lax-whitespace

replace-regexp-lax-whitespace is a customizable variable defined in replace.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil means query-replace-regexp matches a sequence of whitespace chars.

When you enter a space or spaces in the regexps to be replaced, it will match any sequence matched by the regexp search-whitespace-regexp.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 24.3.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/replace.el.gz
(defcustom replace-regexp-lax-whitespace nil
  "Non-nil means `query-replace-regexp' matches a sequence of whitespace chars.
When you enter a space or spaces in the regexps to be replaced,
it will match any sequence matched by the regexp `search-whitespace-regexp'."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'matching
  :version "24.3")