Re: How do I get a ] into a reg exp?

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:

> How do I write
>
>    (re-search-forward "[a-z\]]")
>
> I mean how do I get the ] into the characters to search for? It works
> if I remove a-z. Looks like a bug to me.

\] is the same as ] in string syntax.  Anyway:

(info "(emacs) Regexps")

     To include a `]' in a character set, you must make it the first
     character.  For example, `[]a]' matches `]' or `a'.  To include a
     `-', write `-' as the first or last character of the set, or put
     it after a range.  Thus, `[]-]' matches both `]' and `-'.

     To include `^' in a set, put it anywhere but at the beginning of
     the set.  (At the beginning, it complements the set--see below.)


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