Cant replace "$" character in file

[v3ai]

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

Have a file (Personally an .html in my case) and try to use replaceall "$" "other string"

Specifications

Version: 2.0.11 Commit hash: 225927b9

Commit hash: OS: Linux mint Terminal: Bash

[237dmitry]

$ is the special regex symbol. Escape it:

replaceall \$

[v3ai]

$ is the special regex symbol. Escape it:

replaceall \$

Still running into problems for some reason

example

amount of money = $4000

replaceall $ text and also replaceall "$" text

[237dmitry]

amount of money = $4000

To replace the only $

replaceall \$

Variants to replace $4000

replaceall \$\S+
replaceall \$\d+
replaceall \$4000

replace $ with text

replaceall \$ 'dollars '

[v3ai]

Hey I'm going to try to upgrade to the newest version of micro, but It still doesn't work

[v3ai]

still getting problems

[237dmitry]

still getting problems

I do not know. In my case all works. Are you sure that $ sign is \U0024?

[v3ai]

That worked, thank you so much! needed the ' ' characters

[237dmitry]

needed the ' ' characters

I do not know what is difference but on Windows it works without ''.

[encodis]

I'm running into a similar issue, but with the replacement value. None of these seem to work, they just end up replacing the search value with an empty string

replace foo $HOME replace foo $HOME replace foo '$HOME' replace foo "$HOME"

[Andriamanitra]

@encodis the replace command ends up calling Regexp.Expand (which uses $ for capture groups in the replacement). The proper way to escape the $ is replace foo $$HOME.

[encodis]

@Andriamanitra Ah! thank you!