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diff --git a/manual/pattern.texi b/manual/pattern.texi index bd5658dd67..90529bace6 100644 --- a/manual/pattern.texi +++ b/manual/pattern.texi @@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ This is a GNU extension. The address of an alternative implementation of the @code{lstat} function to get information about an object in the filesystems, not following symbolic links. It is used if the @code{GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC} bit -is set in the flag parameter. The type of this field is @w{@code{int -(*) (const char *, struct stat *)}}. +is set in the flag parameter. The type of this field is @code{@w{int +(*) (const char *,} @w{struct stat *)}}. This is a GNU extension. @end table @@ -847,13 +847,16 @@ actually matches is near the end of the first word. But it is @code{regexec} reports nonuse of the ``na'' subexpression. Another place where this rule applies is when the regular expression -@w{@samp{\(ba\(na\)*s \|nefer\(ti\)* \)*}} matches @samp{bananas nefertiti}. -The ``na'' subexpression does match in the first word, but it doesn't -match in the second word because the other alternative is used there. -Once again, the second repetition of the outer subexpression overrides -the first, and within that second repetition, the ``na'' subexpression -is not used. So @code{regexec} reports nonuse of the ``na'' -subexpression. +@smallexample +\(ba\(na\)*s \|nefer\(ti\)* \)* +@end smallexample +@noindent +matches @samp{bananas nefertiti}. The ``na'' subexpression does match +in the first word, but it doesn't match in the second word because the +other alternative is used there. Once again, the second repetition of +the outer subexpression overrides the first, and within that second +repetition, the ``na'' subexpression is not used. So @code{regexec} +reports nonuse of the ``na'' subexpression. @node Regexp Cleanup @subsection POSIX Regexp Matching Cleanup |