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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libre.tex b/Doc/lib/libre.tex index 0b0f477..a82a0e4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libre.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libre.tex @@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ not five. \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. |