diff --git a/manual/gui.rst b/manual/gui.rst index b082774ee3..e527d1e405 100644 --- a/manual/gui.rst +++ b/manual/gui.rst @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Two other kinds of searches are available: equality search and search using `reg Equality searches are indicated by prefixing the search string with an equals sign (=). For example, the query ``tag:"=science"`` will match "science", but not "science fiction" or "hard science". Regular expression searches are -indicated by prefixing the search string with a tilde (~). Any `python-compatible regular expression `_ can +indicated by prefixing the search string with a tilde (~). Any `python-compatible regular expression `_ can be used. Note that backslashes used to escape special characters in reqular expressions must be doubled because single backslashes will be removed during query parsing. For example, to match a literal parenthesis you must enter ``\\(``. Regular expression searches are 'contains' searches unless the expression contains anchors. Should you need to search for a string with a leading equals or tilde, prefix the string with a backslash.