On Thursday 04 July 2002 10:47 am, Larry Wall wrote: > On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Ashley Winters wrote: > So I'd guess that we just don't talk about :-1, but rather say that > > <*$min..$max> > > is naturally greedy, and as with any quantifier you write > > <*$min..$max>? > > to get minimal matching.
I would expect /a<*1..2>?/ to mean /[a<*1..2>]?/ just looking at it. How can ? ever mean non-greedy unless it follows a metachar <[*+?]>? > But sigh, it would fix so many novice bugs to make minimal matching > the default... I agree wholeheartedly. *sigh* Ashley Winters
