Re: mutt/2402: damaged regexps in folder-hooks
The following reply was made to PR mutt/2402; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Rado S <rado@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mutt Developers <mutt-dev@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: bug-any@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: mutt/2402: damaged regexps in folder-hooks
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 17:59:14 +0200
=3D- Rocco Rutte wrote on Thu 3.Aug'06 at 17:45:03 +0200 -=3D
> * Alain Bench [06-08-03 17:15:01 +0200] wrote:
> > <brainstorming> Is there really a problem outside of "^"?
> > Other shortcuts are "! > < - !! ~ =3D + @". All of them expand
> > only when in first position.
> =20
> Right.
If you want to match absolute path names to be sure it doesn't
match a subdir, then ^! or ^< for example wouldn't work.
> Another idea: we simply rename '^' to something else {...}
I always wondered why that ^ was picked for this feature given its
other meaning it already has...
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=A9 Rado S. -- You must provide YOUR effort for your goal!
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