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author | dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-10-26 20:11:50 (GMT) |
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committer | dgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net> | 2007-10-26 20:11:50 (GMT) |
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* changes: Updated for 8.5b2 release.core_8_5_b2
* doc/*.1: Revert doc changes that broke
* doc/*.3: `make html` so we can get the release
* doc/*.n: out the door.
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diff --git a/doc/RegExp.3 b/doc/RegExp.3 index 54a5357..3270bcd 100644 --- a/doc/RegExp.3 +++ b/doc/RegExp.3 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: RegExp.3,v 1.24 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: RegExp.3,v 1.25 2007/10/26 20:11:52 dgp Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_RegExpMatch 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -186,23 +186,20 @@ zero or more of the following flags that control the compilation of .RS 2 .TP \fBTCL_REG_ADVANCED\fR -Compile advanced regular expressions -.PQ ARE s . -This mode corresponds to the normal regular expression syntax accepted by the -Tcl \fBregexp\fR and \fBregsub\fR commands. +Compile advanced regular expressions (`AREs'). This mode corresponds to +the normal regular expression syntax accepted by the Tcl \fBregexp\fR and +\fBregsub\fR commands. .TP \fBTCL_REG_EXTENDED\fR -Compile extended regular expressions -.PQ ERE s . -This mode corresponds to the regular expression syntax recognized by Tcl 8.0 -and earlier versions. +Compile extended regular expressions (`EREs'). This mode corresponds +to the regular expression syntax recognized by Tcl 8.0 and earlier +versions. .TP \fBTCL_REG_BASIC\fR -Compile basic regular expressions -.PQ BRE s . -This mode corresponds to the regular expression syntax recognized by common -Unix utilities like \fBsed\fR and \fBgrep\fR. This is the default if no flags -are specified. +Compile basic regular expressions (`BREs'). This mode corresponds +to the regular expression syntax recognized by common Unix utilities +like \fBsed\fR and \fBgrep\fR. This is the default if no flags are +specified. .TP \fBTCL_REG_EXPANDED\fR Compile the regular expression (basic, extended, or advanced) using an @@ -219,51 +216,27 @@ Compile for matching that ignores upper/lower case distinctions. \fBTCL_REG_NEWLINE\fR Compile for newline-sensitive matching. By default, newline is a completely ordinary character with no special meaning in either -regular expressions or strings. With this flag, -.QW [^ -bracket expressions and -.QW . -never match newline, -.QW ^ -matches an empty string -after any newline in addition to its normal function, and -.QW $ -matches an empty string before any newline in addition to its normal -function. \fBREG_NEWLINE\fR is the bit-wise OR of \fBREG_NLSTOP\fR and +regular expressions or strings. With this flag, `[^' bracket +expressions and `.' never match newline, `^' matches an empty string +after any newline in addition to its normal function, and `$' matches +an empty string before any newline in addition to its normal function. +\fBREG_NEWLINE\fR is the bit-wise OR of \fBREG_NLSTOP\fR and \fBREG_NLANCH\fR. .TP \fBTCL_REG_NLSTOP\fR -Compile for partial newline-sensitive matching, with the behavior of -.QW [^ -bracket expressions and -.QW . -affected, but not the behavior of -.QW ^ -and -.QW $ . -In this mode, -.QW [^ -bracket expressions and -.QW . -never match newline. +Compile for partial newline-sensitive matching, +with the behavior of +`[^' bracket expressions and `.' affected, +but not the behavior of `^' and `$'. In this mode, `[^' bracket +expressions and `.' never match newline. .TP \fBTCL_REG_NLANCH\fR -Compile for inverse partial newline-sensitive matching, with the behavior of -.QW ^ -and -.QW $ -(the -.QW anchors ) -affected, but not the behavior of -.QW [^ -bracket expressions and -.QW . . -In this mode -.QW ^ -matches an empty string after any newline in addition to its normal function, -and -.QW $ -matches an empty string before any newline in addition to its normal function. +Compile for inverse partial newline-sensitive matching, +with the behavior +of `^' and `$' (the ``anchors'') affected, but not the behavior of +`[^' bracket expressions and `.'. In this mode `^' matches an empty string +after any newline in addition to its normal function, and `$' matches +an empty string before any newline in addition to its normal function. .TP \fBTCL_REG_NOSUB\fR Compile for matching that reports only success or failure, @@ -302,19 +275,13 @@ zero or more of the following flags: .TP \fBTCL_REG_NOTBOL\fR The starting character will not be treated as the beginning of a -line or the beginning of the string, so -.QW ^ -will not match there. Note that this flag has no effect on how -.QW \fB\eA\fR -matches. +line or the beginning of the string, so `^' will not match there. +Note that this flag has no effect on how `\fB\eA\fR' matches. .TP \fBTCL_REG_NOTEOL\fR The last character in the string will not be treated as the end of a -line or the end of the string, so -.QW $ -will not match there. Note that this flag has no effect on how -.QW \fB\eZ\fR -matches. +line or the end of the string, so '$' will not match there. +Note that this flag has no effect on how `\fB\eZ\fR' matches. .RE .PP \fBTcl_RegExpGetInfo\fR retrieves information about the last match |