Re: regexp_replace 'g' flag - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: regexp_replace 'g' flag
Date
Msg-id 20130906005102.GG27195@momjian.us
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In response to regexp_replace 'g' flag  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: regexp_replace 'g' flag
List pgsql-docs
On Thu, Sep  5, 2013 at 08:37:44PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Why doesn't the 'g' flag appear in this table?
>
>     http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/functions-matching.html#POSIX-EMBEDDED-OPTIONS-TABLE
>
> I see text here that says:
>
>     http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-POSIX-REGEXP
>     Other supported flags are described in Table 9-19.
>
> Seems 'g' should appear there too.

Is it because the table has generic pattern modififers and 'g' only is
relevant for regexp_replace?  I assume so.

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