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Subject: Re: re-search-forward in An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp
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> This function is requently used for point movement, and "An
> Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" should mention this point
> movement behavior.

"An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp" is an introduction.
Once you've read it and you actually write code, you're expected to
refer to the ELisp manual and the docstrings.


        Stefan