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diff --git a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt index 4e0049359..0efd52253 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.0. Last change: 2006 Apr 30 +*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.1a. Last change: 2007 Apr 24 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ overview. {Vi does not have any of these} n and m are positive decimal numbers or zero - + *non-greedy* If a "-" appears immediately after the "{", then a shortest match first algorithm is used (see example below). In particular, "\{-}" is the same as "*" but uses the shortest match first algorithm. BUT: A @@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ x A single character, with no special meaning, matches itself [xyz] any 'x', 'y' or 'z' [a-zA-Z]$ any alphabetic character at the end of a line \c[a-z]$ same - + */[\n]* With "\_" prepended the collection also includes the end-of-line. The same can be done by including "\n" in the collection. The end-of-line is also matched when the collection starts with "^"! Thus @@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ x A single character, with no special meaning, matches itself \t <Tab> \r <CR> (NOT end-of-line!) \b <BS> + \n line break, see above |/[\n]| \d123 decimal number of character \o40 octal number of character up to 0377 \x20 hexadecimal number of character up to 0xff @@ -1068,6 +1069,8 @@ x A single character, with no special meaning, matches itself You don't often have to use it, but it is possible. Example: > /\<r\%[[eo]ad]\> < Matches the words "r", "re", "ro", "rea", "roa", "read" and "road". + There can be no \(\), \%(\) or \z(\) items inside the [] and \%[] does + not nest. {not available when compiled without the +syntax feature} */\%d* */\%x* */\%o* */\%u* */\%U* *E678* @@ -1145,7 +1148,7 @@ composing character by itself, except that it doesn't matter what comes before this. The order of composing characters matters, even though changing the order -doen't change what a character looks like. This may change in the future. +doesn't change what a character looks like. This may change in the future. ============================================================================== 9. Compare with Perl patterns *perl-patterns* @@ -1219,6 +1222,10 @@ Finally, these constructs are unique to Perl: 'ignorecase' does not apply, use |/\c| in the pattern to ignore case. Otherwise case is not ignored. + When matching end-of-line and Vim redraws only part of the + display you may get unexpected results. That is because Vim + looks for a match in the line where redrawing starts. + Also see |matcharg()|, it returns the highlight group and pattern of a previous :match command. |