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2  Copyright 2006-2007 John Maddock.
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9[section:format Search and Replace Format String Syntax]
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11Format strings are used by the algorithm [regex_replace] and by
12[match_results_format], and are used to transform one string into another.
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14There are three kind of format string: [sed_format], [perl_format] and [boost_extended_format].
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16Alternatively, when the flag `format_literal` is passed to one of these functions,
17then the format string is treated as a string literal, and is copied unchanged
18to the output.
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20[include format_sed_syntax.qbk]
21[include format_perl_syntax.qbk]
22[include format_boost_syntax.qbk]
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