Using regexp in emacs

Sometimes it is easier to use a regular expression to convert lines. But using regexps in emacs is complicated - it requires a lot of escaping for special chars.

e.g. convert the following:

1
2
3

to:

'1',
'2',
'3',

Use the regexp to capture:

\(.*\)

and the following to use the value captured and replace it:

'\1',

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• Tag: emacs