zzak	2014-05-25 10:36:05 +0900 (Sun, 25 May 2014)

  New Revision: 46096

  http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=46096

  Log:
    * doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex
      [Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606 [ci skip]

  Modified files:
    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/doc/regexp.rdoc
Index: doc/regexp.rdoc
===================================================================
--- doc/regexp.rdoc	(revision 46095)
+++ doc/regexp.rdoc	(revision 46096)
@@ -558,8 +558,11 @@ A contrived pattern to match a number wi https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/trunk/doc/regexp.rdoc#L558
     \Z/x
     float_pat.match('3.14') #=> #<MatchData "3.14" 1:".14">
 
-*Note*: To match whitespace in an <tt>x</tt> pattern use an escape such as
-<tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
+There are a number of strategies for matching whitespace:
+
+* Use a pattern such as <tt>\s</tt> or <tt>\p{Space}</tt>.
+* Use escaped whitespace such as <tt>\ </tt>, i.e. a space preceded by a backslash.
+* Use a character class such as <tt>[ ]</tt>.
 
 Comments can be included in a non-<tt>x</tt> pattern with the
 <tt>(?#</tt><i>comment</i><tt>)</tt> construct, where <i>comment</i> is
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- ChangeLog	(revision 46095)
+++ ChangeLog	(revision 46096)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/trunk/ChangeLog#L1
+Sun May 25 10:34:15 2014  Zachary Scott  <e@z...>
+
+	* doc/regexp.rdoc: [DOC] Clarify whitespace matching by @allolex
+	  [Fixes GH-606] https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/606
+
 Sun May 25 10:19:34 2014  Zachary Scott  <e@z...>
 
 	* enum.c: [DOC] Use #find in example to clarify alias by @rachellogie

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