1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 6fcd7d257b..d7445301f6 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -2484,6 +2484,13 @@ rb_str_scan(str, pat)
 }
 
 static VALUE
+rb_f_scan(self, pat)
+    VALUE self, pat;
+{
+    return rb_str_scan(uscore_get(), pat);
+}
+
+static VALUE
 rb_str_hex(str)
     VALUE str;
 {
@@ -2755,6 +2762,7 @@ Init_String()
     rb_define_global_function("chomp!", rb_f_chomp_bang, -1);
 
     rb_define_global_function("split", rb_f_split, -1);
+    rb_define_global_function("scan", rb_f_scan, 1);
 
     rb_define_method(rb_cString, "slice", rb_str_aref_m, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cString, "slice!", rb_str_slice_bang, -1);