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[45.2.119.34]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n21sm8255187ioh.30.2019.07.06.04.59.04 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:59:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: ("Mattias \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Engdeg\=C3\=A5rd\=22's\?\= message of "Sat, 6 Jul 2019 13:33:35 +0200") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:162204 Archived-At: Mattias Engdeg=C3=A5rd writes: > +(zero-or-more RX...) Match RXs zero or more times. Alias: *, 0+ > +(one-or-more RX...) Match RXs one or more times. Alias: +, 1+ > +(zero-or-one RX...) Match RXs or the empty string. Alias: ?, opt, opti= onal *, +, and ? are not exact aliases of the above: they're always greedy (as opposed to depending on rx-greedy-flag). I think it's a bit confusing to rely on the description of minimal-match and maximal-match to explain that. > +(minimal-match RX) Match RX, with zero-or-more, one-or-more, > + zero-or-one, 0+, 1+, opt, and optional > + using non-greedy matching. > +(maximal-match RX) Match RX, with zero-or-more, one-or-more, > + zero-or-one, 0+, 1+, opt, and optional > + using greedy matching, which is the default.