Thank you so much- I had no idea about single quote strings.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 6:32 PM John Little <[email protected]> wrote:
> You've used a double-quote string, which processes backslash characters,
> for the pattern. Either double the backslash, or use a single-quote string:
>
> echo substitute("#|\nmulti-line comment\n|#",'#|.\{-}|#',"","g")
>>
>
> HTH, and regards,
>
> John Little
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