From: Fabian Keil <fk@fabiankeil.de> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:27:29 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Remove claims that path matching can be turned case-sensitive X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/%22https:/developer-manual/faq/@proxy-info-url@?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9337907595c257c24042966877c6c0d0e4659693;p=privoxy.git Remove claims that path matching can be turned case-sensitive The suggested method doesn't actually work. --- diff --git a/default.action.master b/default.action.master index 806927a2..fd5559b2 100644 --- a/default.action.master +++ b/default.action.master @@ -123,18 +123,6 @@ # man perlre (also available at https://perldoc.perl.org/perlre) for # details. The appendix to our User Manual also has some detail. # -# Please note that matching in the path is CASE INSENSITIVE by default, but -# you can switch to case sensitive by starting the pattern with the "(?-i)" -# switch: -# -# www.example.com/(?-i)PaTtErN.* -# will match only documents whose path starts with PaTtErN in exactly this -# capitalization. -# -# Partially case-sensitive and partially case-insensitive patterns are -# possible, but the rules about splitting them up are extremely complex -# - see the PCRE documentation for more information. -# ############################################################################# # Action Syntax ############################################################################# diff --git a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml index a1e5a7bf..3c5f5893 100644 --- a/doc/source/user-manual.sgml +++ b/doc/source/user-manual.sgml @@ -2373,14 +2373,6 @@ media.example.com/.*banners for the beginning of a line). </para> -<para> - Please also note that matching in the path is <emphasis>CASE INSENSITIVE</emphasis> - by default, but you can switch to case sensitive at any point in the pattern by using the - <quote>(?-i)</quote> switch: <literal>www.example.com/(?-i)PaTtErN.*</literal> will match - only documents whose path starts with <literal>PaTtErN</literal> in - <emphasis>exactly</emphasis> this capitalization. -</para> - <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><literal>.example.com/.*</literal></term>