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commit d3a1131a9f5192057ba3745eab6315cb4c8a9713
Author: Karl Williamson <k...@cpan.org>
Date: Tue Dec 26 17:20:38 2017 -0700
perlretut: Clarify metacharacters
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Summary of changes:
pod/perlretut.pod | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pod/perlretut.pod b/pod/perlretut.pod
index 2f7670eca6..3add259f79 100644
--- a/pod/perlretut.pod
+++ b/pod/perlretut.pod
@@ -170,10 +170,16 @@ always match at the earliest possible point in the string:
With respect to character matching, there are a few more points you
need to know about. First of all, not all characters can be used "as
-is" in a match. Some characters, called I<metacharacters>, are reserved
-for use in regexp notation. The metacharacters are
+is" in a match. Some characters, called I<metacharacters>, are
+generally reserved for use in regexp notation. The metacharacters are
- {}[]()^$.|*+?-\
+ {}[]()^$.|*+?-#\
+
+This list is not as definitive as it may appear (or be claimed to be in
+other documentation). For example, C<"#"> is a metacharacter only when
+the C</x> pattern modifier (described below) is used, and both C<"}">
+and C<"]"> are metacharacters only when paired with opening C<"{"> or
+C<"["> respectively; other gotchas apply.
The significance of each of these will be explained
in the rest of the tutorial, but for now, it is important only to know
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