GNU bug report logs - #41006
26.3; regular expressions documentation

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Reported by: jan <rtm443x <at> googlemail.com>

Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: rms <at> gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: mattiase <at> acm.org, 41006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rtm443x <at> googlemail.com
Subject: bug#41006: 26.3; regular expressions documentation
Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:31:31 -0400

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

>   > But I think `Regexp Search' should come before
>   > `Regular Expressions'.
>
> To me, what a regular expression consists of
> is logically prior to how to search for one.
> You can't search for one
> unless you can write one.

Having thought about this a bit more, I think you're right.

The most important question to me is why the "Regular Expressions"
chapter does not include documentation on how to use them.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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