More explicitly:
To replace the semi colon character (;) with a newline, follow these exact steps.
- locate cursor at upper left of buffer containing text you want to change
- Type m-x replace-string and hit RETURN
- the mini-buffer will display something like this:
Replace string (default ^ -> ):
- Type in the character you want to replace. In this case, ;
and hit RETURN
- the mini-buffer will display something like this:
string ; with:
- Now execute C-q C-j
- All instances of semi-colon will be replaced a newline (from the cursor location to the end of the buffer will now appear)
Bit more to it than the original explanation says.