If I understand TR18 correctly, it would match only octal digits. All the examples in TR18 show additional brackets or give whitespace to help make things clear.

Union binds tighter than intersection, which binds tighter than subtraction, so [\d-89] is the same as [\d-[89]].

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In reply to Re: Re: Re: Why does \w include numbers and underscore? by japhy
in thread Why does \w include numbers and underscore? by davido

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