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revision 1.41 by eliz, Sat Nov 1 17:06:00 2003 UTC revision 1.42 by eliz, Sun Nov 2 07:01:13 2003 UTC
# Line 123  following character to be treated the wa Line 123  following character to be treated the wa
123  treated in the same context.  You can also specify a character by its  treated in the same context.  You can also specify a character by its
124  octal code: enter @kbd{C-q} followed by a sequence of octal digits.  octal code: enter @kbd{C-q} followed by a sequence of octal digits.
125    
126  @cindex searching for non-ASCII characters  @cindex searching for non-@acronym{ASCII} characters
127  @cindex input method, during incremental search  @cindex input method, during incremental search
128    To search for non-ASCII characters, you must use an input method    To search for non-@acronym{ASCII} characters, you must use an input method
129  (@pxref{Input Methods}).  If an input method is enabled in the  (@pxref{Input Methods}).  If an input method is enabled in the
130  current buffer when you start the search, you can use it while you  current buffer when you start the search, you can use it while you
131  type the search string also.  Emacs indicates that by including the  type the search string also.  Emacs indicates that by including the
# Line 534  matches @samp{cr}, @samp{car}, @samp{cdr Line 534  matches @samp{cr}, @samp{car}, @samp{cdr
534    
535  You can also include character ranges in a character set, by writing the  You can also include character ranges in a character set, by writing the
536  starting and ending characters with a @samp{-} between them.  Thus,  starting and ending characters with a @samp{-} between them.  Thus,
537  @samp{[a-z]} matches any lower-case ASCII letter.  Ranges may be  @samp{[a-z]} matches any lower-case @acronym{ASCII} letter.  Ranges may be
538  intermixed freely with individual characters, as in @samp{[a-z$%.]},  intermixed freely with individual characters, as in @samp{[a-z$%.]},
539  which matches any lower-case ASCII letter or @samp{$}, @samp{%} or  which matches any lower-case @acronym{ASCII} letter or @samp{$}, @samp{%} or
540  period.  period.
541    
542  Note that the usual regexp special characters are not special inside a  Note that the usual regexp special characters are not special inside a
# Line 560  is somewhat ill-defined, and it may chan Line 560  is somewhat ill-defined, and it may chan
560  @item @kbd{[^ @dots{} ]}  @item @kbd{[^ @dots{} ]}
561  @samp{[^} begins a @dfn{complemented character set}, which matches any  @samp{[^} begins a @dfn{complemented character set}, which matches any
562  character except the ones specified.  Thus, @samp{[^a-z0-9A-Z]} matches  character except the ones specified.  Thus, @samp{[^a-z0-9A-Z]} matches
563  all characters @emph{except} ASCII letters and digits.  all characters @emph{except} @acronym{ASCII} letters and digits.
564    
565  @samp{^} is not special in a character set unless it is the first  @samp{^} is not special in a character set unless it is the first
566  character.  The character following the @samp{^} is treated as if it  character.  The character following the @samp{^} is treated as if it

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