Re: \q quote-matching operator

You want to introduce \q because it's too hard to type \" on the command line?

You better stack up on asbestos underwear before presenting that idea on p5p.

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Re^2: \q quote-matching operator by PhilHibbs (Hermit) on Aug 26, 2004 at 15:37 UTC
The idea was inspired because I thought it was impossible to do this on the Win32 command line. Now that I know that it is entirely possible, I still think that the idea has merit for matching any quote character. However, the namespace clash with \Q makes it rather counterintuitive.	[reply]
Re^3: \q quote-matching operator by Anonymous Monk on Aug 26, 2004 at 15:58 UTC
If you want to match any quoting character, \q isn't the way to go. `[:quote:]` would be more appropriate. But I think that the advantage is way too small that p5p would give it any consideration (rightly so, I'd say). Of course, if there would be a Unicode property for that group of characters, you could use `\p{UNICODE PROPERTY HERE}`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: \q quote-matching operator by diotalevi (Canon) on Oct 13, 2005 at 19:27 UTC
Its spelled \p{Quotation_Mark}	[reply]