[oclug] Regexp Online Info

[Dave Edwards]

Joe Burpee wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 12:58:59AM +0000, Dave Edwards wrote:
> > Add to that:
> > http://sitescooper.org/tao_regexps.html
> >
> > A single page.  Good introduction.
> 
> Depends on what you mean by a `page', Dave.  ;-)
> 
> Thanks for pointing it out.  I'd like to add one warning:  The author
> seems unaware that the same metacharacter may require escaping (a
> preceding `\') in some implementations, and must not be escaped in
> others.
> 
> For this and numerous other reasons, his summary table of application
> regex support is screwy.  (Also what's this `Visual C++' shit?)
> 
> More importantly, the `\' is a chronic problem that the beginner should
> be warned about early on.  Of course, if the author is unaware of the
> problem, well ....
> 
> BTW notice the caption at the top: "... the original disappeared!".
> I wonder why.

Damn.  Sorry about that.  A second look confirms.  My apologies.

Dave.