From 560d439d62acab26a4029f59ebd2e16fc935f93c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: helly <helly@642ea486-5414-0410-9d7f-a0204ed87703>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:34:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] - More docu

---
 re2c/htdocs/manual.html | 8 +++++++-
 re2c/re2c.1.in          | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/re2c/htdocs/manual.html b/re2c/htdocs/manual.html
index 6d1b921b..a376cfa4 100755
--- a/re2c/htdocs/manual.html
+++ b/re2c/htdocs/manual.html
@@ -127,7 +127,13 @@ tool with the re2c output which you might want if you do not require your users
 to have re2c themselves when building from your source. <b>-o output</b>
 Specify the output file.<br /><br /></dd>
 <dt><b>-r</b></dt>
-<dd>Allows reuse of scanner definitions with '/*!repeat:re2c' after '/*!re2c'.
+<dd>Allows reuse of scanner definitions with '<b>/*!repeat:re2c</b>' after
+'<b>/*!re2c</b>'. In this mode only one '<b>/*!re2c</b>' block, the last,
+can contain rules. Its rules are being saved and reused by every
+'<b>/*!repeat:re2c<b>' block that follows. These blocks can contain
+inplace configurations. That way it is possible to create the same scanner
+multiple times for different character types, different input mechanisms or
+different output mechanisms.
 <br /><br /></dd>
 <dt><b>-s</b></dt>
 <dd>Generate nested ifs for some switches. Many compilers need this assist to
diff --git a/re2c/re2c.1.in b/re2c/re2c.1.in
index 3e4931a4..4580c0dd 100644
--- a/re2c/re2c.1.in
+++ b/re2c/re2c.1.in
@@ -143,7 +143,13 @@ have \*(re themselves when building from your source.
 Specify the output file.
 .TP
 \fB-r\fP
-Allows reuse of scanner definitions with '/*!repeat:re2c' after '/*!re2c'.
+Allows reuse of scanner definitions with '\fB/*!repeat:re2c\fP' after
+'\fB/*!re2c\fP'. In this mode only one '\fB/*!re2c\fP' block, the last,
+can contain rules. Its rules are being saved and reused by every
+'\fB/*!repeat:re2c\fP' block that follows. These blocks can contain
+inplace configurations. That way it is possible to create the same scanner
+multiple times for different character types, different input mechanisms or
+different output mechanisms.
 .TP
 \fB-s\fP
 Generate nested \fCif\fPs for some \fCswitch\fPes.  Many compilers need this
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