2008/1/7, Johnathan Smith <stu_09 / hotmail.com>:
> just a quick question
>
> what is the difference between greedy and non greedy quantifiers?

The greediness.

Seriously: why don't you just try it out in IRB?

s=("a"*10 + "b")
s+=s
s.scan /\w+b/
s.scan /\w+?b/

Cheers

robert

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