Re: multiline regex mode?

[Dieter Wilhelm]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> Is it possible to have .* match over a new line?
>
>> I'd like to be able to match 
>> {foo}

>> and

>> {
>>    foo
>> }
>
>> with a regex of the form {.*} without having to specify the line
>> break.
>
> For this particular request, yes you can: "{[^}]*}".
> The "." char in a regexp is just a shorthand for "[^\n]".
> If you want the {..} to be balanced, then regexps are not the answer.

Just for completeness: where to look for the answer? In AWK, Perl, an
Elisp function on the Emacs wiki?

Thanks
-- 
    Best wishes

    H. Dieter Wilhelm
    Darmstadt, Germany