# Replace \* (export)

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/replace-export/297>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/replace-export/297 "2016-11-04T19:02:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![melTr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/meltr/32/277_2.png) [@melTr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/melTr)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/replace-export/297/1 "2016-11-04T19:02:18Z")

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Hi  
I need to remove the character \* from author list for an export. To simplify, I did  
\format[Authors(FirstFirst,FullName,Replace(\*,))]{\author}

It doesn’t work, \* is still there. But I know the regexp is working (in Jabref search).  
My list is something like \*LastName, First Name  
Does someone have an idea?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![mlep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/mlep/32/387_2.png) [@mlep](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/mlep)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/replace-export/297/2 "2016-11-04T19:25:31Z")

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Just a guess, based on [https://github.com/mlep/help.jabref.org/blob/dcc1bcb57978e2da1c15c8693b0545c306c47e70/en/Search.md](https://github.com/mlep/help.jabref.org/blob/dcc1bcb57978e2da1c15c8693b0545c306c47e70/en/Search.md)  
Try to add a backslash in front of the \* , like  
\format[Authors(FirstFirst,FullName,Replace(\*,))]{\author}

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**Author:** ![melTr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/meltr/32/277_2.png) [@melTr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/melTr)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/replace-export/297/3 "2016-11-04T20:04:07Z")

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Apparently the backslash disappear from my message, and also yours. It was there, I swear… 😉