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From: CloudStrife <santosh.iitm2002@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Regexp engine
Date: 24 May 2007 03:49:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1180003765.473878.112970@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> (raw)

Hi all,
I would like to know what kind of regexp engine does emacs use whn i
use C-M-s or C-M-%
Is it regex-based or text-based. In other words is it DFA/NFA as is
used by some people
You can look as this to get more info of what I am trying to ask
http://www.regular-expressions.info/engine.html

Regards
Cloud

             reply	other threads:[~2007-05-24 10:49 UTC|newest]

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2007-05-24 10:49 CloudStrife [this message]
2007-05-24 13:28 ` Regexp engine Tyler Smith

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