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| author | Stefan Monnier | 2019-03-21 08:27:39 -0400 |
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| committer | Stefan Monnier | 2019-03-21 08:27:39 -0400 |
| commit | c569cceb2d334564d320d2b4098c855db7eb88a0 (patch) | |
| tree | f69d3c89a4a426f0f92131739fab07b599dbfd2f /doc/lispref | |
| parent | 1fc6afbdf1ce0f8b23780bd4d2630ed49f365013 (diff) | |
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* doc: Recommend putting '-' as last char in Emacs charset regexps
* doc/lispref/searching.texi (Regexp Special):
* doc/emacs/search.texi (Regexps): Recommend - as last char in [...].
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/searching.texi | 14 |
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/searching.texi b/doc/lispref/searching.texi index 740be2a31ff..0f312915f9e 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/searching.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/searching.texi | |||
| @@ -406,13 +406,13 @@ Note also that the usual regexp special characters are not special inside a | |||
| 406 | character alternative. A completely different set of characters is | 406 | character alternative. A completely different set of characters is |
| 407 | special inside character alternatives: @samp{]}, @samp{-} and @samp{^}. | 407 | special inside character alternatives: @samp{]}, @samp{-} and @samp{^}. |
| 408 | 408 | ||
| 409 | To include a @samp{]} in a character alternative, you must make it the | 409 | To include a @samp{]} in a character alternative, you must make it the first |
| 410 | first character. For example, @samp{[]a]} matches @samp{]} or @samp{a}. | 410 | character. For example, @samp{[]a]} matches @samp{]} or @samp{a}. To include |
| 411 | To include a @samp{-}, write @samp{-} as the first or last character of | 411 | a @samp{-}, write @samp{-} as the last character of the character alternative, |
| 412 | the character alternative, or put it after a range. Thus, @samp{[]-]} | 412 | tho you can also put it first or after a range. Thus, @samp{[]-]} matches both |
| 413 | matches both @samp{]} and @samp{-}. (As explained below, you cannot | 413 | @samp{]} and @samp{-}. (As explained below, you cannot use @samp{\]} to |
| 414 | use @samp{\]} to include a @samp{]} inside a character alternative, | 414 | include a @samp{]} inside a character alternative, since @samp{\} is not |
| 415 | since @samp{\} is not special there.) | 415 | special there.) |
| 416 | 416 | ||
| 417 | To include @samp{^} in a character alternative, put it anywhere but at | 417 | To include @samp{^} in a character alternative, put it anywhere but at |
| 418 | the beginning. | 418 | the beginning. |