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# Line 95  Perl-compatible, are recognized only at Line 95  Perl-compatible, are recognized only at
95  they must be in upper case. If more than one of them is present, the last one  they must be in upper case. If more than one of them is present, the last one
96  is used.  is used.
97  .P  .P
98  The newline convention does not affect what the \eR escape sequence matches. By  The newline convention affects the interpretation of the dot metacharacter when
99  default, this is any Unicode newline sequence, for Perl compatibility. However,  PCRE_DOTALL is not set, and also the behaviour of \eN. However, it does not
100  this can be changed; see the description of \eR in the section entitled  affect what the \eR escape sequence matches. By default, this is any Unicode
101    newline sequence, for Perl compatibility. However, this can be changed; see the
102    description of \eR in the section entitled
103  .\" HTML <a href="#newlineseq">  .\" HTML <a href="#newlineseq">
104  .\" </a>  .\" </a>
105  "Newline sequences"  "Newline sequences"
# Line 296  zero, because no more than three octal d Line 298  zero, because no more than three octal d
298  All the sequences that define a single character value can be used both inside  All the sequences that define a single character value can be used both inside
299  and outside character classes. In addition, inside a character class, the  and outside character classes. In addition, inside a character class, the
300  sequence \eb is interpreted as the backspace character (hex 08). The sequences  sequence \eb is interpreted as the backspace character (hex 08). The sequences
301  \eB, \eR, and \eX are not special inside a character class. Like any other  \eB, \eN, \eR, and \eX are not special inside a character class. Like any other
302  unrecognized escape sequences, they are treated as the literal characters "B",  unrecognized escape sequences, they are treated as the literal characters "B",
303  "R", and "X" by default, but cause an error if the PCRE_EXTRA option is set.  "N", "R", and "X" by default, but cause an error if the PCRE_EXTRA option is
304  Outside a character class, these sequences have different meanings  set. Outside a character class, these sequences have different meanings.
 .\" HTML <a href="#uniextseq">  
 .\" </a>  
 (see below).  
 .\"  
305  .  .
306  .  .
307  .SS "Absolute and relative back references"  .SS "Absolute and relative back references"
# Line 345  call. Line 343  call.
343  .SS "Generic character types"  .SS "Generic character types"
344  .rs  .rs
345  .sp  .sp
346  Another use of backslash is for specifying generic character types. The  Another use of backslash is for specifying generic character types:
 following are always recognized:  
347  .sp  .sp
348    \ed     any decimal digit    \ed     any decimal digit
349    \eD     any character that is not a decimal digit    \eD     any character that is not a decimal digit
# Line 359  following are always recognized: Line 356  following are always recognized:
356    \ew     any "word" character    \ew     any "word" character
357    \eW     any "non-word" character    \eW     any "non-word" character
358  .sp  .sp
359  Each pair of escape sequences partitions the complete set of characters into  There is also the single sequence \eN, which matches a non-newline character.
360  two disjoint sets. Any given character matches one, and only one, of each pair.  This is the same as
361    .\" HTML <a href="#fullstopdot">
362    .\" </a>
363    the "." metacharacter
364    .\"
365    when PCRE_DOTALL is not set.
366    .P
367    Each pair of lower and upper case escape sequences partitions the complete set
368    of characters into two disjoint sets. Any given character matches one, and only
369    one, of each pair.
370  .P  .P
371  These character type sequences can appear both inside and outside character  These character type sequences can appear both inside and outside character
372  classes. They each match one character of the appropriate type. If the current  classes. They each match one character of the appropriate type. If the current
# Line 864  end of the subject in both modes, and if Line 870  end of the subject in both modes, and if
870  \eA it is always anchored, whether or not PCRE_MULTILINE is set.  \eA it is always anchored, whether or not PCRE_MULTILINE is set.
871  .  .
872  .  .
873  .SH "FULL STOP (PERIOD, DOT)"  .\" HTML <a name="fullstopdot"></a>
874    .SH "FULL STOP (PERIOD, DOT) AND \eN"
875  .rs  .rs
876  .sp  .sp
877  Outside a character class, a dot in the pattern matches any one character in  Outside a character class, a dot in the pattern matches any one character in
# Line 886  to match it. Line 893  to match it.
893  The handling of dot is entirely independent of the handling of circumflex and  The handling of dot is entirely independent of the handling of circumflex and
894  dollar, the only relationship being that they both involve newlines. Dot has no  dollar, the only relationship being that they both involve newlines. Dot has no
895  special meaning in a character class.  special meaning in a character class.
896    .P
897    The escape sequence \eN always behaves as a dot does when PCRE_DOTALL is not
898    set. In other words, it matches any one character except one that signifies the
899    end of a line.
900  .  .
901  .  .
902  .SH "MATCHING A SINGLE BYTE"  .SH "MATCHING A SINGLE BYTE"
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