Re: How to Move/Copy multi-line search matches?

2014-01-27 09:26, John Little skrev:
> How about using //e to extend a visual selection?
>
> Say the current search is your multi-line pattern, then
>
> :let @a=""
> :g//exe "normal v//e\<cr>$\"Ay"
>
> appends the text of each match into register a, as whole lines (thanks to the $).

Why the backslash before <cr>? Will <cr> without it be replaced
by ^M in a doublequoted string? Where in the :help is that?
And if so why not a singlequoted string here anyway?

Just trying to learn.

/bpj

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