[vim/vim] runtime(doc): Docs should use use "regexp" not "regex" (PR #21153)

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dkearns

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Aug 26, 2026, 6:54:25 AM (5 days ago) Aug 26
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This leaves patch list text unaltered so that it doesn't differ from the commit history.


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  • 22df4a9 runtime(doc): Docs should use use "regexp" not "regex"

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Christian Brabandt

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Aug 26, 2026, 2:57:04 PM (5 days ago) Aug 26
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chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#21153)

okay, it seems regexp is more commonly used through the documentation than regex. Fine, although personally I prefer regex over regexp, but 🤷

Makes me wonder, do we need to blacklist certain terms for the documentation? Something that we can add to the test_codestyle?


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dkearns left a comment (vim/vim#21153)

In the help content it was about 10 to 1 and all the related tags and options (e.g., 'regexpengine') use it.

I can add something to test_codestyle if you like but we'd also have to maintain exception lists as we do for whitespace because some uses of "regex" are external references.


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