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matches that start at later positions.	matches that start at later positions.
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	PCRE's "auto-possessification" optimization usually applies to character
	repeats at the end of a pattern (as well as internally). For example, the
	pattern "a\d+" is compiled as if it were "a\d++" because there is no point
	even considering the possibility of backtracking into the repeated digits. For
	DFA matching, this means that only one possible match is found. If you really
	do want multiple matches in such cases, either use an ungreedy repeat
	("a\d+?") or set the PCRE_NO_AUTO_POSSESS option when compiling.
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There are a number of features of PCRE regular expressions that are not	There are a number of features of PCRE regular expressions that are not
supported by the alternative matching algorithm. They are as follows:	supported by the alternative matching algorithm. They are as follows:
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<br><a name="SEC8" href="#TOC1">REVISION</a><br>	<br><a name="SEC8" href="#TOC1">REVISION</a><br>
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Last updated: 08 January 2012	Last updated: 12 November 2013
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