Re: autocmd pattern exclusion?

On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:22:55 PM UTC-6, Andy Wokula wrote:
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> There is a way:
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> :h autocmd-patterns
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> and a few lines below:
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> :h file-pattern
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> It is allowed to intermix regexp patterns:
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> :autocmd BufReadPost *\(.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG\)\@<! <do stuff>
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> Hints:
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> - items starting with `\' are used like in regexp patterns
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> - the item to match any character is `?', even within `\(...\)'; the
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> dot `.' matches `.' literally here
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> - I had to use `\(', because `\%(' gave me an error message
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> E55: Unmatched \)
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>

I didn't know you could use regex patterns in autocmds. The only indication I see of this fact is from :help file-patterns:

\ special meaning like in a |pattern|

This certainly doesn't tell me regex in general is supported! I wonder if things other than \%( and . break, and how much of it works by accident.

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