2 Copyright 2006-2007 John Maddock.
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4 (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
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9 [section:format Search and Replace Format String Syntax]
11 Format strings are used by the algorithm [regex_replace] and by
12 [match_results_format], and are used to transform one string into another.
14 There are three kind of format string: [sed_format], [perl_format] and [boost_extended_format].
16 Alternatively, when the flag `format_literal` is passed to one of these functions,
17 then the format string is treated as a string literal, and is copied unchanged
20 [include format_sed_syntax.qbk]
21 [include format_perl_syntax.qbk]
22 [include format_boost_syntax.qbk]