I always use regexp-replace for this. There's an incrementing counter for regexp-replace, a way to manually enter a part of each replacement, and other goodies

I always use regexp-replace for this. There's an incrementing counter for regexp-replace, a way to manually enter a part of each replacement, and other goodies. Personally I only use capture groups, no counters or other stuff. I do like using M-p to edit my previous failed replacement before trying again. Sometimes I use a simple replacement as a test, undo it, then edit it to add further modifications. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Regexp-Replace.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Re...