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author | ph10 <ph10@6239d852-aaf2-0410-a92c-79f79f948069> | 2018-09-04 17:01:28 +0000 |
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committer | ph10 <ph10@6239d852-aaf2-0410-a92c-79f79f948069> | 2018-09-04 17:01:28 +0000 |
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Documentation update
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diff --git a/doc/pcre2pattern.3 b/doc/pcre2pattern.3 index fd086b4..7bd31fc 100644 --- a/doc/pcre2pattern.3 +++ b/doc/pcre2pattern.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH PCRE2PATTERN 3 "02 September 2018" "PCRE2 10.32" +.TH PCRE2PATTERN 3 "04 September 2018" "PCRE2 10.32" .SH NAME PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API) .SH "PCRE2 REGULAR EXPRESSION DETAILS" @@ -3623,12 +3623,15 @@ verbs in subroutines is different in some cases. (*FAIL) in a subpattern called as a subroutine has its normal effect: it forces an immediate backtrack. .P -(*COMMIT), (*SKIP), and (*PRUNE) in a subpattern called as a subroutine cause -the subroutine match to fail. +(*COMMIT), (*SKIP), and (*PRUNE) cause the subroutine match to fail when +triggered by being backtracked to in a subpattern called as a subroutine. There +is then a backtrack at the outer level. .P -(*THEN) skips to the next alternative in the innermost enclosing group within -the subpattern that has alternatives. If there is no such group within the -subpattern, (*THEN) causes the subroutine match to fail. +(*THEN), when triggered, skips to the next alternative in the innermost +enclosing group within the subpattern that has alternatives (its normal +behaviour). However, if there is no such group within the subroutine +subpattern, the subroutine match fails and there is a backtrack at the outer +level. . . .SH "SEE ALSO" @@ -3652,6 +3655,6 @@ Cambridge, England. .rs .sp .nf -Last updated: 02 September 2018 +Last updated: 04 September 2018 Copyright (c) 1997-2018 University of Cambridge. .fi |