From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Subject: Re: how to convert/normalize plain footnotes into [fn:] ones
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:47:17 +0100
Message-ID: <878tr9xp16.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
References: <m2vaudl4r0.fsf@Sxedia.local>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42119)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>) id 1cJj6n-0002rS-2E
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:47:13 -0500
Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71)
	(envelope-from <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>) id 1cJj6m-0002ah-9S
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:47:13 -0500
Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([2001:4b98:c:538::195]:35160)
	by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32)
	(Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>)
	id 1cJj6m-0002aW-3E
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:47:12 -0500
In-Reply-To: <m2vaudl4r0.fsf@Sxedia.local> (Gerald Wildgruber's message of
	"Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:46:11 +0100")
List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Sender: "Emacs-orgmode"
	<emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
To: Gerald Wildgruber <Gerald.Wildgruber@unibas.ch>
Cc: org mode mailing list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>

Hello,

Gerald Wildgruber <Gerald.Wildgruber@unibas.ch> writes:

> I'm trying to convert older orgmode documents which have plain,
> "[1]"-like footnotes into the newer "[fn:]" format.
>
> Can this be done automatically?

You could use `query-replace-regexp' a.k.a. C-M-%.

> Nicolas mentions "org-footnote-normalize" which would turn old footnotes
> in new ones, but it does nothing in my case except adding a "*
> Footnotes" entry.

You misunderstood. `org-footnote-normalize' used to turn every footnote
into [1], [2], ... whereas it now turns them into [fn:1], [fn:2],... IOW
it cannot be used to convert from old syntax to new one.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou