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wanted: function to search for nonquoted REs

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From: Matt Wette
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 18:31
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Is there a function in emacs (or is there one available) which
will search for non-quoted regular expressions?  For example, 
I would like to search for a "%" in a line with the following prop's:

	abc % def			matches
	abc '% def'			no match (% is quoted)

Matt
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Subject: wanted: function to search for nonquoted REs
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