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revset: simplify help not about quoting
author | Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> |
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date | Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:22:09 -0600 |
parents | f9c056f48018 |
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4 The language supports a number of predicates which are joined by infix | 4 The language supports a number of predicates which are joined by infix |
5 operators. Parenthesis can be used for grouping. | 5 operators. Parenthesis can be used for grouping. |
6 | 6 |
7 Identifiers such as branch names must be quoted with single or double | 7 Identifiers such as branch names may need quoting with single or |
8 quotes if they contain characters outside of | 8 double quotes if they contain characters like ``-`` or if they match |
9 ``[._a-zA-Z0-9\x80-\xff]`` or if they match one of the predefined | 9 one of the predefined predicates. |
10 predicates. | |
11 | 10 |
12 Special characters can be used in quoted identifiers by escaping them, | 11 Special characters can be used in quoted identifiers by escaping them, |
13 e.g., ``\n`` is interpreted as a newline. To prevent them from being | 12 e.g., ``\n`` is interpreted as a newline. To prevent them from being |
14 interpreted, strings can be prefixed with ``r``, e.g. ``r'...'``. | 13 interpreted, strings can be prefixed with ``r``, e.g. ``r'...'``. |
15 | 14 |