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Fix example in backreference description. Found by Alexander Heger on docs@.

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Georg Brandl 2013-10-06 12:58:20 +02:00
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@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ the second character. For example, ``\$`` matches the character ``'$'``.
``\number``
Matches the contents of the group of the same number. Groups are numbered
starting from 1. For example, ``(.+) \1`` matches ``'the the'`` or ``'55 55'``,
but not ``'the end'`` (note the space after the group). This special sequence
but not ``'thethe'`` (note the space after the group). This special sequence
can only be used to match one of the first 99 groups. If the first digit of
*number* is 0, or *number* is 3 octal digits long, it will not be interpreted as
a group match, but as the character with octal value *number*. Inside the