Package: perl-doc Version: 5.8.8-12 Severity: wishlist File: /usr/share/man/man1/perlre.1.gz Tags: upstream
At The bracketing construct "( ... )" creates capture buffers... Referring back to another part of the match is called a backreference. Perhaps add The zero-width assertions ((?=) etc.) do not create capture buffers. Also at the first occurrence of "Works only for fixed-width look-behind", say add an example into the sentence, like: Works only for fixed-width look-behind, not e.g., (?<=a?). So the user is clear about what is meant. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]