How do I use Find/Replace with a backreference followed by a number?

Question

I want to do a find/replace on the string matching (abcdefg)1 with \12, but it doesn't work. How do I do it?

Paul Sweatte · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-20T03:33:25.540

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Add a leading zero to the backreference:

\012

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edited Nov 20 '14 at 03:33

answered Dec 05 '12 at 01:25

Paul Sweatte

Thanks! Had the same issue with replacement backreferences ($1), zero helps as well when the backreference is followed by a number (e.g. $0142 will use the first reference followed by 42). – Vlad Jul 04 '13 at 05:05
@Vlad, good to know I'm not the only one facing this issue. Glad you found another use for it as well. – Paul Sweatte Jul 05 '13 at 16:56

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