Re: Imports / inclusion of s.el into Emacs

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I'm not sure `match-string` qualifies as
  > a string-manipulating function.  Maybe it belongs in a "regexp-matching"
  > category instead?

match-string never directly operates on a regexp.  It returns the string
which was matched by a match or search operation.

The match or search operation typically matches or searches for a regexp.
However, (match-string 0) can be useful after a non-regexp search.

So, does it belong in the "regexp" category?  Perhaps 90% yes and 10% no.

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