# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1038164866 0
# Node ID 2eca4c95c2bf81c79530245756c19fc8d924d725
# Parent  af5c2643120c7f5f09351d36f175500f48f9a656
(Unconditional Replace): Explain how to replace two strings
each with the other.

diff -r af5c2643120c -r 2eca4c95c2bf man/search.texi
--- a/man/search.texi	Sun Nov 24 19:06:57 2002 +0000
+++ b/man/search.texi	Sun Nov 24 19:07:46 2002 +0000
@@ -845,6 +845,18 @@
   A numeric argument restricts replacement to matches that are surrounded
 by word boundaries.  The argument's value doesn't matter.
 
+  What if you want to exchange @samp{x} and @samp{y}: replace every @samp{x} with a @samp{y} and vice versa?  You can do it this way:
+
+@example
+M-x query-replace @key{RET} x @key{RET} @@TEMP@@ @key{RET}
+M-x query-replace @key{RET} y @key{RET} x @key{RET}
+M-x query-replace @key{RET} @@TEMP@@ @key{RET} y @key{RET}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+This works provided the string @samp{@@TEMP@@} does not appear
+in your text.
+
 @node Regexp Replace, Replacement and Case, Unconditional Replace, Replace
 @subsection Regexp Replacement