--- Bill McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu 30-Nov-06 9:20pm -0600, Peter Hodge wrote:
>
> > Try:
> >
> > /^.\{-}home.\{-}\zshome
> >
> >
> > for your reference:
> >
> > \{-} makes the '.' match as little as possible
> > \zs makes the search match begin at this point in the pattern
>
> One might think so, but also note:
>
> :help non-greedy
>
> In particular, ready the sentence starting with "BUT". All
> that is needed is:
>
> /home.\{-}\zshome
>
> Earliest is preferred to shortest.
Yes, but that could also match a 3rd or 4th or 5th occurance of 'home' in one
line, so it's slightly safer to anchor the pattern to the start of the line.
regards,
Peter
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