On Thu 30-Nov-06 11:49pm -0600, Peter Hodge wrote:
> --- Bill McCarthy wrote:
>> On Thu 30-Nov-06 10:24pm -0600, Peter Hodge wrote:
>>> --- Bill McCarthy wrote:
>>>> On Thu 30-Nov-06 9:20pm -0600, Peter Hodge wrote:
>>>>> Try:
>>>>>
>>>>> /^.\{-}home.\{-}\zshome
>>>>>
>>>>> for your reference:
>>>>>
>>>>> \{-} makes the '.' match as little as possible
>>>>> \zs makes the search match begin at this point in the pattern
>>>> One might think so, but also note:
>>>>
>>>> :help non-greedy
>>>>
>>>> In particular, ready the sentence starting with "BUT".
>>>> All that is needed is:
>>>>
>>>> /home.\{-}\zshome
>>>>
>>>> Earliest is preferred to shortest.
>>> Yes, but that could also match a 3rd or 4th or 5th
>>> occurance of 'home' in one line, so it's slightly safer
>>> to anchor the pattern to the start of the line.
>> Given the use of the "shortest match first algorithm" I
>> don't see how that's possible. Please give an example.
> '/home.\{-}\zshome' will match every 2nd home in the
> following text:
>
> home home home home
> home home home home home home home home
> home home home home home
Yes, I know it works. You stated that it was "safer to
anchor the pattern to the start of the line." I was asking
for a example of a failure of '/home.\{-}\zshome' that would
require such an anchor.
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Best regards,
Bill
