latex/wx/re_syntax.tex

37 An ARE is one or more {\it branches}, separated by `{\bf $|$}', matching anything that matches
73 \twocolitem{{\bf $[chars]$}}{a {\it bracket expression}, matching any one of the {\it chars}
96 (AREs only), matches at any point where a substring matching {\it re} begins}
98 matches at any point where no substring matching {\it re} begins}
209 the bracket expressions {\bf $[[:$<$:]]$} and {\bf $[[:$>$:]]$} are constraints, matching empty
299 matching the empty string if specific conditions are met, written as an
363 \twocolitem{{\bf c}}{case-sensitive matching (usual default)}
365 \twocolitem{{\bf i}}{case-insensitive matching (see \helpref{Matching}{wxresynmatching}, below)}
367 \twocolitem{{\bf n}}{newline-sensitive matching (see \helpref{Matching}{wxresynmatching}, below)}
368 \twocolitem{{\bf p}}{partial newline-sensitive matching (see \helpref{Matching}{wxresynmatching}, below)}
371 \twocolitem{{\bf s}}{non-newline-sensitive matching (usual default)}
374 partial newline-sensitive (``weird'') matching (see \helpref{Matching}{wxresynmatching}, below)}
434 Subject to the constraints imposed by the rules for matching the whole RE, subexpressions
453 If case-independent matching is specified, the effect
462 matching is specified, {\bf .} and bracket expressions using {\bf \caret} will never match
465 and before a newline respectively, in addition to matching at beginning
469 If partial newline-sensitive matching is specified,
470 this affects {\bf .} and bracket expressions as with newline-sensitive matching,
473 If inverse partial newline-sensitive matching is specified,
474 this affects {\bf \caret} and {\bf \$} as with newline-sensitive matching, but not {\bf .} and bracket
497 matching, the restrictions on parentheses and back references in lookahead
498 constraints, and the longest/shortest-match (rather than first-match) matching
501 The matching rules for REs containing both normal and non-greedy
530 (The careful crafting of RREs to optimize the search order for fast matching