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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlreref.pod b/pod/perlreref.pod index f7d01b8e9b..266868d249 100644 --- a/pod/perlreref.pod +++ b/pod/perlreref.pod @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ This one works differently from normal strings: [f-j-] Dash escaped or at start or end means 'dash' [^f-j] Caret indicates "match any character _except_ these" -The following sequences work within or without a character class. +The following sequences (except C<\N>) work within or without a character class. The first six are locale aware, all are Unicode aware. See L<perllocale> and L<perlunicode> for details. @@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ and L<perlunicode> for details. \S A non-whitespace character \h An horizontal white space \H A non horizontal white space - \N A non newline (when not followed by a '{'; it's like . without /s) + \N A non newline (when not followed by '{NAME}'; not valid in a + character class; equivalent to [^\n]; it's like . without /s + modifier) \v A vertical white space \V A non vertical white space \R A generic newline (?>\v|\x0D\x0A) |