From 3adfa3dbb9eee866327c58856a2bf79edc472b36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:29:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document re-builder. --- man/search.texi | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/search.texi b/man/search.texi index 29938d48526..98c076fd561 100644 --- a/man/search.texi +++ b/man/search.texi @@ -684,6 +684,19 @@ of times. enter a tab, and @kbd{C-j} to enter a newline. You would also type single backslashes as themselves, instead of doubling them for Lisp syntax. +@findex re-builder +@cindex authoring regular expressions + For easier authoring of regular expressions, you can use the @kbd{M-x +re-builder} command. It provides a convenient interface for creating +regular expressions, by giving immediate visual feedback. The buffer +from which @code{re-builder} was invoked becomes the target for the +regexp editor, which pops in a separate window. Text that matches the +regular expression you typed so far is color marked in the target +buffer. Each parenthesized sub-expression of the regexp is shown in a +distinct face, which makes it easier to verify even very complex +regexps. (On displays that don't support colors, Emacs blinks the +cursor around the matched text, like it does for matching parens.) + @node Search Case, Replace, Regexps, Search @section Searching and Case -- 2.39.2