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317	regular expression replace does not work correctly in mcedit	bilbo		"In current git version I entered search:

{{{
([0-9]+)(th|nd|st) ([a-z]+) ([0-9]+)
}}}

and replacement:

{{{
\4-\3-\1
}}}

in mcedit and ticked ""regular expression"" (case sensitivity is off)

This correctly finds ""16th Oct 2104"", but instead of replacing it with ""2104-Oct-16"" it replaces it with literal ""\4-\3-\1""

I tried using ""$4-$3-$1"", with same result (text replaced by ""$4-$3-$1"")"	defect	closed	major	4.7	mcedit	4.6.2	wontfix