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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, 36644 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dgutov <at> yandex.ru
Subject: bug#36644: Git log search
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 02:22:07 +0300

>> "Search a log of changes for PATTERN.
>>
>> How PATTERN is interpreted will depend on how each individual
>> backend's log search command is implemented, as some can only match
>> fixed strings, some have regular expression support, etc."
>
> I think this should also mention that most backends will interpret
> PATTERN as a regular expression.  Something like this:
>
>     "Search the log of changes for PATTERN.
>
>   PATTERN is usually interpreted as a regular expression.  However, its
>   exact semantics is up to the backend's log search command; some can
>   only match fixed strings."

So I fixed this accordingly.

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