From: Thomas Roessler Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:55:30 +0000 (+0000) Subject: patch-1.3.8.bj.manquote.1 X-Git-Tag: mutt-1-3-9-rel~28 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b3521181c777c696c587b8b975fbe464c1c68cb3;p=mutt patch-1.3.8.bj.manquote.1 --- diff --git a/doc/manual.sgml.head b/doc/manual.sgml.head index cbb3abdb..af21c92a 100644 --- a/doc/manual.sgml.head +++ b/doc/manual.sgml.head @@ -1473,11 +1473,11 @@ A regular expression is a pattern that describes a set of strings. Regular expressions are constructed analogously to arithmetic expressions, by using various operators to combine smaller expressions. -Note that the regular expression can be enclosed/delimited by either " or -' which is useful if the regular expression includes a white-space +Note that the regular expression can be enclosed/delimited by either &dquot; +or ' which is useful if the regular expression includes a white-space character. See -for more information on " and ' delimiter processing. To match a literal -" or ' you must preface it with \ (backslash). +for more information on &dquot; and ' delimiter processing. To match a +literal &dquot; or ' you must preface it with \ (backslash). The fundamental building blocks are the regular expressions that match a single character. Most characters, including all letters and digits, @@ -1715,13 +1715,13 @@ field and which are from ``elkins''. !(~t mutt|~c mutt) ~f elkins -Here is an example using white space in the regular expression (note the -' and " delimiters). For this to match, the mail's subject must match -the ``^Junk +From +Me$'' and it must be from either ``Jim +Somebody'' or -``Ed +SomeoneElse'' : +Here is an example using white space in the regular expression (note +the ' and &dquot; delimiters). For this to match, the mail's subject must +match the ``^Junk +From +Me$'' and it must be from either ``Jim +Somebody'' +or ``Ed +SomeoneElse'': -'~s "^Junk +From +Me$" ~f ("Jim +Somebody"|"Ed +SomeoneElse")' + '~s "^Junk +From +Me$" ~f ("Jim +Somebody"|"Ed +SomeoneElse")' Searching by Date