On 2023-05-13 20:53:01 -0700, Kastus Shchuka wrote:
> Have you tried using ?[\?] in extended mode? It works for me.
Yes, that's already in the blog posting and is a bit more to type and remember
than a ?\?
On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 11:11:23PM -0700, Jeremy Mates wrote:
> A search for /\/ is okay; this discards the \ and searches for "/"
>
> A search for ?\? is not okay; this discards the \ and searches for "?"
> which is an invalid regular expression, "RE error: repetition-operator
> operand
On 2023-05-13 10:26:42 +0200, Andreas Kusalananda Kähäri wrote:
> I'm assuming this is with the "extended" option set in vi, right?
Yes.
On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 11:11:23PM -0700, Jeremy Mates wrote:
> A search for /\/ is okay; this discards the \ and searches for "/"
>
> A search for ?\? is not okay; this discards the \ and searches for "?"
> which is an invalid regular expression, "RE error: repetition-operator
> operand
A search for /\/ is okay; this discards the \ and searches for "/"
A search for ?\? is not okay; this discards the \ and searches for "?"
which is an invalid regular expression, "RE error: repetition-operator
operand invalid".
A problematic bare leading ? on a backwards search can be escaped by
5 matches
Mail list logo
