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Old 08-23-2018, 11:17 AM   #4
Sam Sahara
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
Since you want to use a regexp to select a region to use another regexp on anyway just modify the search/replace regexp it to only match the region of interest.
It is not possible in every case. The use of one or more regexes to select a region (into which operate some changes with other regexes) is a common tecnique with vim or emacs.

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