Re: multiline regex mode?

[Giles Chamberlin]

michael@cadilhac.name (Michaël Cadilhac) writes:

> Giles Chamberlin <giles.chamberlin@tandberg.net> writes:
>>
>> That works but I don't understand why given that {.*} fails.  Any
>> enlightenment gratefully received!
>
> This is because of the following (from M-x info m elisp):
>
> `.' (Period)
>      is a special character that matches any single character except a
>      newline.
>
> `[^ ... ]'
>      A complemented character alternative can match a newline, unless
>      newline is mentioned as one of the characters not to match. 

Ah - all is now clear - thanks for your help.

-- 
Giles