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diff --git a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt index 21eeb9bc41..84dce82176 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Feb 17 +*pattern.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Mar 16 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -1052,7 +1052,10 @@ x A single character, with no special meaning, matches itself *E769* When the ']' is not there Vim will not give an error message but assume no collection is used. Useful to search for '['. However, you - do get E769 for internal searching. + do get E769 for internal searching. And be aware that in a + `:substitute` command the whole command becomes the pattern. E.g. + ":s/[/x/" searches for "[/x" and replaces it with nothing. It does + not search for "[" and replaces it with "x"! If the sequence begins with "^", it matches any single character NOT in the collection: "[^xyz]" matches anything but 'x', 'y' and 'z'. |