From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-05-30T00:16:45+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:15938] Re: Regexp (a\1)

>>>>> "Y" == Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@zetabits.com> writes:

Y> Ruby gives same result (before and after the modification).
Y> Probably I'm missing something.

 No this is me which has given the wrong example, sorry 

  "aaaaaa"=~ /^(a\1?){4}$/

 must give $1 = "aa"


Guy Decoux