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@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
# o: Don't match against opers
# *: Represents all of the above flags
# -: Does nothing, a non-op for when you do not want to specify any flags
+#
+# IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the InspIRCd config reader places special meaning on the
+# '\' character, you must use '\\' if you wish to specify a '\' character in a regular
+# expression. For example, to indicate numbers, use \\d and not \d. This does not
+# apply when adding a regular expression over irc with the /FILTER command.
# Example filters for m_filter:
#