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In article <mailman.1032823999.4821.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com> wrote:
>never mind, i finally found it in the elisp info manual.
>apparently, \' matches the empty string, but only at the end
>of the buffer or string being matched.
>
>so, AFAICT, it appears to serve the same purpose as a trailing
>$ to match end of string.

$ also matches the end of a line.  If you ever encounter a filename
containing an embedded newline, it would make a difference.

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