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* doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex

[Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606 [ci skip]


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Sun May 25 10:34:15 2014 Zachary Scott <e@zzak.io>
* doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex
[Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606
Sun May 25 10:19:34 2014 Zachary Scott <e@zzak.io>
* enum.c: [DOC] Use #find in example to clarify alias by @rachellogie

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\Z/x
float_pat.match('3.14') #=> #<MatchData "3.14" 1:".14">
*Note*: To match whitespace in an <tt>x</tt> pattern use an escape such as
<tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
There are a number of strategies for matching whitespace:
* Use a pattern such as <tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
* Use escaped whitespace such as <tt>\ </tt>, i.e. a space preceded by a backslash.
* Use a character class such as <tt>[ ]</tt>.
Comments can be included in a non-<tt>x</tt> pattern with the
<tt>(?#</tt><i>comment</i><tt>)</tt> construct, where <i>comment</i> is