On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:02:20 -0600 "Jeff Pohlmeyer" yetanothergeek@gmail.com wrote:
When I search a file using grep's -w switch, or using the "whole word" search option in other editors, if the search term begins or ends with a non-word character, the editors I tested will still find the match, but Geany does not.
For instance, Geany does not treat "return;" (sans quotes) in the same way as (most?) other editors.[1]
Is this a bug, or intended behavior?
Intended behaviour - although maybe it could be improved. At least a warning would be useful instead of the search failed message.
What behaviour do the other editors do - switch off word matching if the search string contains a non-word character?
Regards, Nick