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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
index 77a4505520..56341c915a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2008 Jul 16
+*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2008 Nov 18
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ explanations are in chapter 27 |usr_27.txt|.
|linewise|.
*/<CR>*
-/<CR> Search forward for the [count]'th latest used
- pattern |last-pattern| with latest used |{offset}|.
+/<CR> Search forward for the [count]'th occurrence of the
+ latest used pattern |last-pattern| with latest used
+ |{offset}|.
-//{offset}<CR> Search forward for the [count]'th latest used
- pattern |last-pattern| with new |{offset}|. If
- {offset} is empty no offset is used.
+//{offset}<CR> Search forward for the [count]'th occurrence of the
+ latest used pattern |last-pattern| with new
+ |{offset}|. If {offset} is empty no offset is used.
*?*
?{pattern}[?]<CR> Search backward for the [count]'th previous
@@ -48,12 +49,13 @@ explanations are in chapter 27 |usr_27.txt|.
down |linewise|.
*?<CR>*
-?<CR> Search backward for the [count]'th latest used
- pattern |last-pattern| with latest used |{offset}|.
+?<CR> Search backward for the [count]'th occurrence of the
+ latest used pattern |last-pattern| with latest used
+ |{offset}|.
-??{offset}<CR> Search backward for the [count]'th latest used
- pattern |last-pattern| with new |{offset}|. If
- {offset} is empty no offset is used.
+??{offset}<CR> Search backward for the [count]'th occurrence of the
+ latest used pattern |last-pattern| with new
+ |{offset}|. If {offset} is empty no offset is used.
*n*
n Repeat the latest "/" or "?" [count] times.
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ Character classes {not in Vi}: */character-classes*
|/\Z| \Z \Z ignore differences in Unicode "combining characters".
Useful when searching voweled Hebrew or Arabic text.
-|/\%d| \%d \%d match specified decimal character (eg \%d123
+|/\%d| \%d \%d match specified decimal character (eg \%d123)
|/\%x| \%x \%x match specified hex character (eg \%x2a)
|/\%o| \%o \%o match specified octal character (eg \%o040)
|/\%u| \%u \%u match specified multibyte character (eg \%u20ac)
@@ -794,7 +796,11 @@ $ At end of pattern or in front of "\|", "\)" or "\n" ('magic' on):
*/\%V*
\%V Match inside the Visual area. When Visual mode has already been
stopped match in the area that |gv| would reselect.
- Only works for the current buffer.
+ This is a |/zero-width| match. To make sure the whole pattern is
+ inside the Visual area put it at the start and end of the pattern,
+ e.g.: >
+ /\%Vfoo.*bar\%V
+< Only works for the current buffer.
*/\%#* *cursor-position*
\%# Matches with the cursor position. Only works when matching in a
@@ -877,10 +883,13 @@ $ At end of pattern or in front of "\|", "\)" or "\n" ('magic' on):
this will clearly show when the match is updated or not.
To match the text up to column 17: >
/.*\%17v
-< Column 17 is not included, because that's where the "\%17v" matches,
- and since this is a |/zero-width| match, column 17 isn't included in
- the match. This does the same: >
- /.*\%<18v
+< Column 17 is included, because that's where the "\%17v" matches,
+ even though this is a |/zero-width| match. Adding a dot to match the
+ next character has the same result: >
+ /.*\%17v.
+< This command does the same thing, but also matches when there is no
+ character in column 17: >
+ /.*\%<18v.
<
Character classes: {not in Vi}