Documentation update.

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Philip.Hazel 2019-06-20 16:28:57 +00:00
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@ -3517,6 +3517,11 @@ next attempt at "c". Note that a possessive quantifer does not have the same
effect as this example; although it would suppress backtracking during the
first match attempt, the second attempt would start at the second character
instead of skipping on to "c".
</P>
<P>
If (*SKIP) is used inside a lookbehind to specify a new starting point that is
not later than the starting point of the current match, it is ignored, and the
normal "bumpalong" occurs.
<pre>
(*SKIP:NAME)
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@ -9219,6 +9219,10 @@ BACKTRACKING CONTROL
attempt would start at the second character instead of skipping on to
"c".
If (*SKIP) is used inside a lookbehind to specify a new starting point
that is not later than the starting point of the current match, it is
ignored, and the normal "bumpalong" occurs.
(*SKIP:NAME)
When (*SKIP) has an associated name, its behaviour is modified. When

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@ -3558,6 +3558,10 @@ next attempt at "c". Note that a possessive quantifer does not have the same
effect as this example; although it would suppress backtracking during the
first match attempt, the second attempt would start at the second character
instead of skipping on to "c".
.P
If (*SKIP) is used inside a lookbehind to specify a new starting point that is
not later than the starting point of the current match, it is ignored, and the
normal "bumpalong" occurs.
.sp
(*SKIP:NAME)
.sp