RE : matching [^/]

[Bourgneuf Francois]

Emacs tells you "2 match(es)" witch means "// VP1zr " matches and "// 1(0)" 
matches too.
It doesn't match the line as a whole, it matches two different character 
strings.
Bour9.

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> [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+francois.bourgneuf=groupe-mma.f
r@gnu.org] De la part de Simon Strobl
> Envoyé : vendredi 9 juillet 2004 10:40
> À : help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Objet : matching [^/]
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> suppose a buffer contains the following string and you want to match
> the part "// VP1zr".
>  
>  // VP1zr // 1(0)
> 
> I typed "//[^/]+" into the re-builder. It matched the whole line. I
> could not find an explanation for this behaviour on the Emacs info
> site.
> 
> Can someone explain it to me? 
> 
> 
> Simon
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