From: Giles Chamberlin <giles.chamberlin@tandberg.net>
Subject: Re: multiline regex mode?
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:42:58 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m364eke071.fsf@ukdev-lin-grc.ukdev.eu.tandberg.int> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.8206.1160997864.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
michael@cadilhac.name (Michaël Cadilhac) writes:
> Giles Chamberlin <giles.chamberlin@tandberg.net> writes:
>>
>> That works but I don't understand why given that {.*} fails. Any
>> enlightenment gratefully received!
>
> This is because of the following (from M-x info m elisp):
>
> `.' (Period)
> is a special character that matches any single character except a
> newline.
>
> `[^ ... ]'
> A complemented character alternative can match a newline, unless
> newline is mentioned as one of the characters not to match.
Ah - all is now clear - thanks for your help.
--
Giles
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-16 15:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-09 12:57 multiline regex mode? Giles Chamberlin
2006-10-13 20:02 ` Dieter Wilhelm
[not found] ` <mailman.8131.1160774366.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-10-16 10:20 ` Giles Chamberlin
2006-10-16 11:24 ` Michaël Cadilhac
[not found] ` <mailman.8206.1160997864.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-10-16 15:42 ` Giles Chamberlin [this message]
2006-11-23 19:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2006-11-24 21:14 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2006-11-24 22:51 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-11-25 3:01 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2006-11-25 13:14 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-11-25 16:32 ` Perry Smith
2006-11-25 18:33 ` Dieter Wilhelm
[not found] ` <mailman.1100.1164472360.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-11-25 17:23 ` [OT] " Harald Hanche-Olsen
[not found] ` <mailman.1092.1164460454.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-11-25 14:11 ` Harald Hanche-Olsen
2006-11-25 18:27 ` Dieter Wilhelm
[not found] ` <mailman.1107.1164479289.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-11-25 19:29 ` Harald Hanche-Olsen
2006-11-25 3:32 ` Perry Smith
2006-11-25 10:11 ` Quoting style of arguments etc. [was: multiline regex mode?] Dieter Wilhelm
2006-11-25 10:23 ` multiline regex mode? Peter Dyballa
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