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authorEli Bendersky <eliben@google.com>2012-11-07 01:52:41 +0000
committerEli Bendersky <eliben@google.com>2012-11-07 01:52:41 +0000
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Fix a broken sentence
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@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ simple example:
The first check line matches a regex (**%[a-z]+**) and captures it into
the variable "REGISTER". The second line verifies that whatever is in REGISTER
occurs later in the file after an "andw". FileCheck variable references are
-always contained in **[[ ]]** pairs, are named, and their names can be
-name, then it is a definition of the variable, if not, it is a use.
+always contained in **[[ ]]** pairs, and their names can be formed with the
+regex **[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]***. If a colon follows the name, then it is a
+definition of the variable; otherwise, it is a use.
FileCheck variables can be defined multiple times, and uses always get the
latest value. Note that variables are all read at the start of a "CHECK" line
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