I have applied your additional example in the place Peter suggested.
Patch attached.
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Index: doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v
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diff -c -c -r1.182 func.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 16 Dec 2003 15:27:58 -0000 1.182
--- doc/src/sgml/func.sgml 18 Dec 2003 03:53:59 -0000
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*** 3134,3140 ****
<note>
<para>
Keep in mind that an escape's leading <literal>\</> will need to be
! doubled when entering the pattern as an SQL string constant.
</para>
</note>
--- 3134,3143 ----
<note>
<para>
Keep in mind that an escape's leading <literal>\</> will need to be
! doubled when entering the pattern as an SQL string constant. For example:
! <programlisting>
! '123' ~ '^\\d{3}' <lineannotation>true</lineannotation>
! </programlisting>
</para>
</note>
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