Re^3: \G and regexes

The /g flag does not require that further matching must start past the end of the previous match--it just makes a request for any other unique matches.

No. It makes a request for another match to the ~~left~~right of the end of the previous match. The first match goes up to position 12:

aaaBBBcccTGAddTGA
XXXXXXXXX
         TGA
           ^ match ends here
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So the next match sees only <c>ddTGA</cc> to match against.

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Re^4: \G and regexes by 7stud (Deacon) on Apr 06, 2010 at 04:03 UTC
Do you mean to the 'right' of the end of the previous match?	[reply]
Re^5: \G and regexes by moritz (Cardinal) on Apr 06, 2010 at 06:53 UTC
Yes. Corrected. Sorry for the confusion.	[reply]