Variable: message-cite-prefix-regexp

message-cite-prefix-regexp is a customizable variable defined in message.el.gz.

Value

"\\([   ]*\\([[:word:]]\\|[_.]\\)+>+\\|[     ]*[>|]\\)+"

Documentation

Regexp matching the longest possible citation prefix on a line.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 24.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/message.el.gz
(defcustom message-cite-prefix-regexp mail-citation-prefix-regexp
  "Regexp matching the longest possible citation prefix on a line."
  :version "24.1"
  :group 'message-insertion
  :link '(custom-manual "(message)Insertion Variables")
  :type 'regexp
  :set (lambda (symbol value)
	 (prog1
	     (custom-set-default symbol value)
	   (if (boundp 'gnus-message-cite-prefix-regexp)
	       (setq gnus-message-cite-prefix-regexp
		     (concat "^\\(?:" value "\\)"))))))