;;; regexp-opt.el --- generate efficient regexps to match strings
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;; Author: Simon Marshall <simon@gnu.org>
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;;;###autoload
(defun regexp-opt (strings &optional paren)
- "Return a regexp to match a string in STRINGS.
+ "Return a regexp to match a string in the list STRINGS.
Each string should be unique in STRINGS and should not contain any regexps,
quoted or not. If optional PAREN is non-nil, ensure that the returned regexp
is enclosed by at least one regexp grouping construct.