(dired-do-query-replace-regexp, dired-do-search):

Use FILTER arg in dired-get-marked-files to exclude directories.
(dired-nondirectory-p): New function.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@
 
 2002-03-29  Simon Marshall  <simon.marshall@misys.com>
 
-	* font-lock.el (save-buffer-state): Use make-symbol to bind
-	`modified'.
+	* font-lock.el (save-buffer-state): Use make-symbol to bind `modified'.
 
 2002-03-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
+	* dired-aux.el (dired-do-query-replace-regexp, dired-do-search): 
+	Use FILTER arg in dired-get-marked-files to exclude directories.
+	(dired-nondirectory-p): New function.
+
+	* dired.el (dired-get-marked-files): New arg FILTER
+	allows selection of some files.
+
 	* progmodes/tcl.el (tcl-imenu-create-index-function): Doc fix.
 
 2002-03-29  Eric M. Ludlam  <eric@siege-engine.com>

lisp/dired-aux.el

@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ Use \\[dired-hide-subdir] to (un)hide a particular subdirectory."
 Stops when a match is found.
 To continue searching for next match, use command \\[tags-loop-continue]."
   (interactive "sSearch marked files (regexp): ")
-  (tags-search regexp '(dired-get-marked-files)))
+  (tags-search regexp '(dired-get-marked-files nil nil 'dired-nondirectory-p)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun dired-do-query-replace-regexp (from to &optional delimited)
@@ -2003,7 +2003,11 @@ If you exit (\\[keyboard-quit], RET or q), you can resume the query replace
 with the command \\[tags-loop-continue]."
   (interactive
    "sQuery replace in marked files (regexp): \nsQuery replace %s by: \nP")
-  (tags-query-replace from to delimited '(dired-get-marked-files)))
+  (tags-query-replace from to delimited
+		      '(dired-get-marked-files nil nil 'dired-nondirectory-p)))
+
+(defun dired-nondirectory-p (file)
+  (not (file-directory-p file)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun dired-show-file-type (file &optional deref-symlinks)