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On one of my machines the query replace key sequence (M-%) isn't recognized, and is instead recognized as M-5, which acts as a numeric prefix argument of 5 (e.g. inserts 5 copies of the next character I type).

How do I begin looking for what is interrupting this functionality? So far I have tried running emacs -q to see if my init file was broken, but no luck.

Drew
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ipsnicerous
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    I assume you're pressing and holding the Shift key while pressing the keyboard 5 key, and that Shift+5 for your keyboard should produce a % character. Do you see the same problem outside Emacs, or is it just Emacs that does not shift the 5 keyboard key when you press the Shift key? – Drew Mar 05 '19 at 02:51
  • Yes, that is correct. I have no problems producing % in other contexts.

    I wonder if some system shortcut could be interfering with the sequence? I am running MX Linux 17, and haven't tooled around too much with the default shortcuts.

     – ipsnicerous Mar 06 '19 at 23:06

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