I am proposing the attached patch to doc/pattern.txt because the fact
that the helptags for /~ and /\~ are synonymous seems to be confusing
to newbies. See the thread "New in VIM" in vim_use,
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_use/oCrKyKp0KVY
Best regards,
Tony.
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--- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt 2015-12-24 01:28:35.676400101 +0100
+++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt 2015-12-26 15:31:42.121831391 +0100
@@ -397,16 +397,17 @@
special meaning. "very nomagic"
Examples:
after: \v \m \M \V matches ~
'magic' 'nomagic'
$ $ $ \$ matches end-of-line
. . \. \. matches any character
* * \* \* any number of the previous atom
+ ~ ~ \~ \~ latest substitute string
() \(\) \(\) \(\) grouping into an atom
| \| \| \| separating alternatives
\a \a \a \a alphabetic character
\\ \\ \\ \\ literal backslash
\. \. . . literal dot
\{ { { { literal '{'
a a a a literal 'a'
