Re: Irritation about re-search-backward

[Andreas Röhler]

On 24.05.2018 17:41, Michael Heerdegen wrote:
> Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > with "|" marking point and the following buffer
> >
> > #v+
> > aaaaaaaaaaaa|
> > #v-
> >
> >
> > M-: (re-search-backward "a*")
> >
> > does not change point.
> >
> > Shouldn't point have been moved to the beginning of the line?
>
> Good question - but it's the intended behavior.  Try

Wouldn't say "intended", just "as is".