Ahh, the problem is that it filters those out when it shouldn't. Sorry, reversed logic strikes. In other words,

/^\.$/
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matches both dot and dot-newline, and if you were expecting it to match only dot, you could be in for a big shock.

I've edited the original note to reflect what I meant, not what I said. {grin}

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