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Re: mnemonics of "gen" in gensub()
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arnold |
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Re: mnemonics of "gen" in gensub() |
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Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:04:47 -0700 |
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Peng Yu <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> I can understand the "g" in gsub() is for global substitution (same as
> in sed or vim). sub() is for non-global (i.e., the first match
> substitution). But what does "gen" in gensub() stand for? Thanks.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Peng
gen is short for generalized.
Arnold