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.TH PCREPATTERN 3 "14 April 2012" "PCRE 8.31" |
.TH PCREPATTERN 3 "04 May 2012" "PCRE 8.31" |
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.SH NAME |
.SH NAME |
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PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions |
PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions |
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.SH "PCRE REGULAR EXPRESSION DETAILS" |
.SH "PCRE REGULAR EXPRESSION DETAILS" |
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parenthesis followed by an asterisk. They are generally of the form |
parenthesis followed by an asterisk. They are generally of the form |
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(*VERB) or (*VERB:NAME). Some may take either form, with differing behaviour, |
(*VERB) or (*VERB:NAME). Some may take either form, with differing behaviour, |
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depending on whether or not an argument is present. A name is any sequence of |
depending on whether or not an argument is present. A name is any sequence of |
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characters that does not include a closing parenthesis. If the name is empty, |
characters that does not include a closing parenthesis. The maximum length of |
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that is, if the closing parenthesis immediately follows the colon, the effect |
name is 255 in the 8-bit library and 65535 in the 16-bit library. If the name |
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is as if the colon were not there. Any number of these verbs may occur in a |
is empty, that is, if the closing parenthesis immediately follows the colon, |
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pattern. |
the effect is as if the colon were not there. Any number of these verbs may |
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occur in a pattern. |
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.rs |
.rs |
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.sp |
.sp |
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.nf |
.nf |
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Last updated: 14 April 2012 |
Last updated: 04 May 2012 |
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Copyright (c) 1997-2012 University of Cambridge. |
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 University of Cambridge. |
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