> > >> Or just "newline-sensitive matching" ... does "full" add anything? >> > And since I'm nit-picking anyway - the word "sensitive" does nothing for me. Simply "newline-matching" would be sufficient, ideally. i.e., Do ". [^]" and "^$" match the newline character, or not.
[w] anchor newline-matching [n] dot/inverse-bracket newline-matching [s] newline-matching These are precise, what-oriented, names compared to: [w] record mode [n] multi-line mode [s] single-line mode which are more descriptive, use-oriented, names. Use of these label sets is not mutually exclusive... David J.