GNU bug report logs - #13160
24.3.50; [PATCH] man page completion support beyond man-db

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at>

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:25:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #59 received at 13160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 13160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at>
Subject: Re: bug#13160: 24.3.50;
	[PATCH] man page completion support beyond man-db
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:10:44 +1100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
> "man -k RE"

Daniel Pittman I think also reported that on macos the pattern is a
plain grep BRE whereas posix says it's supposed to be an egrep ERE.
Or some such.  If that makes a difference to escaping special chars ...




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