Emacs query-replace with newlines [duplicate]

Question

I have the a string like this (separtred by asterisk) :

abc*dddd*fffff*

i need to replace the * with a newline. i.e the result should be:

abc
dddd
fffff

How can I do this in Emacs? I tried query-replace but pressing enter doesn't do what I want.

Answer 1

Do quote the enter key: C-q C-j. There, C-q inserts the next key literally and C-j gives newline.

Answer 2

Try query-replace   enter   *   enter   M-j   enter    !   enter