;[^&#8221;
bracket expressions and
&#8220;.&#8221;
never match newline.
<P><DT><A NAME="M14"><B>TCL_REG_NLANCH</B></A><DD>
Compile for inverse partial newline-sensitive matching,
with the behavior of
&#8220;^&#8221;
and
&#8220;$&#8221;
(the
&#8220;anchors&#8221;)
affected, but not the behavior of
&#8220;[^&#8221;
bracket expressions and
&#8220;.&#8221;.
In this mode
&#8220;^&#8221;
matches an empty string
after any newline in addition to its normal function, and
&#8220;$&#8221;
matches
an empty string befor