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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:30:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> You can also use /gi to make it confirm for each substitution. Pretty
>> useful sometimes.
>
> Emacs ctrl-alt-% already does that: type “y” or “n” to substitute or skip, 
> “q” to stop, “!” to go ahead and do all the rest without confirmation. 
> There are even options for undoing the last replacement/all replacements. 
>
> And then there’s “recursive editing” ...

Off the top of my head.

emacs, lynx, links2, syncterm, mplayer, fbi/fbgs, sc, keepass, brave.

There's more but this is core. All the others get installed as needed,
then forgotten about until needed again.