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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/searching.texi
From: |
Richard M . Stallman |
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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/searching.texi |
Date: |
Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:47:37 -0400 |
Index: emacs/lispref/searching.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/searching.texi:1.64 emacs/lispref/searching.texi:1.65
*** emacs/lispref/searching.texi:1.64 Wed Aug 10 14:29:00 2005
--- emacs/lispref/searching.texi Thu Aug 11 19:47:37 2005
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a regexp is a very powerful operation. This section explains how to write
regexps; the following section says how to search for them.
+ @findex re-builder
+ @cindex authoring regular expressions
+ For convenient interactive development of regular expressions, you
+ can use the @kbd{M-x re-builder} command. It provides a convenient
+ interface for creating regular expressions, by giving immediate visual
+ feedback in a separate buffer. As you edit the regexp, all its
+ matches in the target buffer are highlighted. Each parenthesized
+ sub-expression of the regexp is shown in a distinct face, which makes
+ it easier to verify even very complex regexps.
+
@menu
* Syntax of Regexps:: Rules for writing regular expressions.
* Regexp Example:: Illustrates regular expression syntax.