Linda Walsh wrote:

> This sentence:
> 
> Use of "\V" means that in the pattern after it only the backslash and the
> terminating character (/ or ?) has a special meaning.  "very nomagic"
> 
> Should be:
> 
> Use of "\V" means that in the pattern after it only the backslash and
> terminating characters have a special meaning.  "very nomagic"
> 
> Example:
>     pattern:    "The example file is /etc/passwd?"
>     :s!\V/etc/passwd?!/etc_passwd\!!
>     Becomes:    "The example file is /etc_passwd!"
> 
> (Point: terminator is not always '/' or '?')

Right, it can be another character.  But only that character, not
several.  Perhaps this is clearer:

Use of "\V" means that in the pattern after it only the backslash and the
terminating character (usually / or ?) has a special meaning.  "very nomagic"

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