Add 'strict' subpragma to 'use re'

[perl5.git] / pod / perlre.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index dfd47cd..21e0f04 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ operations, plus various examples of the same, see discussions of
 C<m//>, C<s///>, C<qr//> and C<??> in L<perlop/"Regexp Quote-Like
 Operators">.
 
+New in v5.22, L<C<use re 'strict'>|re/'strict' mode> applies stricter
+rules than otherwise when compiling regular expression patterns.  It can
+find things that, while legal, may not be what you intended.
 
 =head2 Modifiers