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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index b854362873..f3ee1feaf4 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 Sep 13 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 Oct 06 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant: |expr8| expr9[expr1] index in String |expr9| number number constant - "string" string constant - 'string' literal string constant + "string" string constant, backslash is special + 'string' string constant &option option value (expr1) nested expression variable internal variable @@ -355,13 +355,18 @@ Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string. literal-string *literal-string* *E115* --------------- -'string' literal string constant *expr-'* +'string' string constant *expr-'* Note that single quotes are used. -This string is taken literally. No backslashes are removed or have a special -meaning. A literal-string cannot contain a single quote. Use a normal string -for that. +This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special +meaning. A literal-string cannot contain a single quote. Use a normal, +double-quoted string for that. + +Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need +to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: > + if a =~ "\\s*" + if a =~ '\s*' option *expr-option* *E112* *E113* |