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diff --git a/doc/regexp.n b/doc/regexp.n index 03010e3..3b19420 100644 --- a/doc/regexp.n +++ b/doc/regexp.n @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regexp.n,v 1.6 1999/06/24 21:15:13 jpeek Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regexp.n,v 1.7 1999/09/21 04:20:36 hobbs Exp $ '\" .so man.macros -.TH regexp n 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.TH regexp n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ element of the list is a subexpression count. The second element is a list of property names that describe various attributes of the regular expression. This switch is primarily intended for debugging purposes. .VE 8.1 +.VS 8.3 +.TP 15 +\fB\-start\fR \fIindex\fR +Specifies a character index offset into the string to start +matching the regular expression at. When using this switch, `^' +will not match the beginning of the line, and \\A will still +match the start of the string at \fIindex\fR. If \fB\-indices\fR +is specified, the indices will be indexed starting from the +absolute beginning of the input string. +\fIindex\fR will be constrained to the bounds of the input string. +.VE 8.3 .TP 15 \fB\-\|\-\fR Marks the end of switches. The argument following this one will |