| 1259 |
which may be several bytes long (and they may be of different lengths). |
which may be several bytes long (and they may be of different lengths). |
| 1260 |
.P |
.P |
| 1261 |
The quantifier {0} is permitted, causing the expression to behave as if the |
The quantifier {0} is permitted, causing the expression to behave as if the |
| 1262 |
previous item and the quantifier were not present. |
previous item and the quantifier were not present. This may be useful for |
| 1263 |
|
subpatterns that are referenced as |
| 1264 |
|
.\" HTML <a href="#subpatternsassubroutines"> |
| 1265 |
|
.\" </a> |
| 1266 |
|
subroutines |
| 1267 |
|
.\" |
| 1268 |
|
from elsewhere in the pattern. Items other than subpatterns that have a {0} |
| 1269 |
|
quantifier are omitted from the compiled pattern. |
| 1270 |
.P |
.P |
| 1271 |
For convenience, the three most common quantifiers have single-character |
For convenience, the three most common quantifiers have single-character |
| 1272 |
abbreviations: |
abbreviations: |
| 2239 |
.rs |
.rs |
| 2240 |
.sp |
.sp |
| 2241 |
.nf |
.nf |
| 2242 |
Last updated: 10 April 2008 |
Last updated: 12 April 2008 |
| 2243 |
Copyright (c) 1997-2008 University of Cambridge. |
Copyright (c) 1997-2008 University of Cambridge. |
| 2244 |
.fi |
.fi |