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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2003-03-04 14:12:24 (GMT)
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[bug #692016] update description of {m,n} modifier; you can omit the lower bound
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\item[\code{\{\var{m},\var{n}\}}] Causes the resulting RE to match from
\var{m} to \var{n} repetitions of the preceding RE, attempting to
match as many repetitions as possible. For example, \regexp{a\{3,5\}}
-will match from 3 to 5 \character{a} characters. Omitting \var{n}
-specifies an infinite upper bound; you can't omit \var{m}. As an
-example, \regexp{a\{4,\}b} will match \code{aaaab}, a thousand
+will match from 3 to 5 \character{a} characters. Omitting \var{m}
+specifies a lower bound of zero,
+and omitting \var{n} specifies an infinite upper bound. As an
+example, \regexp{a\{4,\}b} will match \code{aaaab} or a thousand
\character{a} characters followed by a \code{b}, but not \code{aaab}.
The comma may not be omitted or the modifier would be confused with
the previously described form.