diff --git a/src/compiler/Generator.sref b/src/compiler/Generator.sref
index bf18f5ea..e99bc3b3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/Generator.sref
+++ b/src/compiler/Generator.sref
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ GenCommand {
     <PrintMatchChar (e.Indent) s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Char>
     ;
 
+  (e.Indent) (#CmdCharSave s.Offset s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Char) =
+    (e.Indent)
+    <PrintMatchCharSave (e.Indent) s.Offset s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Char>
+    ;
+
   (e.Indent) (#CmdNumber s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Number) =
     (e.Indent)
     <PrintMatchNumber (e.Indent) s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Number>
@@ -784,6 +789,25 @@ PrintMatch {
     (e.Indent '  ' <BreakerFromIndent e.Indent>);
 }
 
+PrintMatchCharSave {
+  (e.Indent) s.Offset s.Direction s.BracketNumber s.Char =
+    <PrintMatchSave
+      (e.Indent) s.Offset s.Direction s.BracketNumber
+      ('char') '' <Escape s.Char> ''
+    >;
+}
+
+PrintMatchSave {
+  (e.Indent) s.Offset s.Direction s.BracketNumber (e.Function) e.TextRep =
+    (e.Indent
+      <ContextItem s.Offset> ' = '
+      'refalrts::' e.Function '_' <StrFromDirection s.Direction>
+      '( ' e.TextRep ', ' <ContextRange s.BracketNumber> ' );'
+    )
+    (e.Indent 'if( ! ' <ContextItem s.Offset> ' )')
+    (e.Indent '  ' <BreakerFromIndent e.Indent>);
+}
+
 PrintAllocateElem {
   (e.Indent) s.ElemNumber s.ElementType e.Info =
     (e.Indent
diff --git a/src/compiler/HightLevelRASL-OptPattern.sref b/src/compiler/HightLevelRASL-OptPattern.sref
index ab833930..0230aab8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/HightLevelRASL-OptPattern.sref
+++ b/src/compiler/HightLevelRASL-OptPattern.sref
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ DoGenPattern {
   e.Ranges-B (#Junk e.Junk) (#Range s.Num (#TkChar s.Char) e.Range) e.Ranges-E
   (e.Vars) (e.Commands) =
     <DoGenPattern
-      s.ContextOffset
+      <Inc s.ContextOffset>
       e.Ranges-B
-      (#Junk e.Junk (#TkChar s.Char)) (#Range s.Num e.Range)
+      (#Junk e.Junk (#TkChar s.Char s.ContextOffset)) (#Range s.Num e.Range)
       e.Ranges-E
-      (e.Vars) (e.Commands (#CmdChar #AlgLeft s.Num s.Char))
+      (e.Vars) (e.Commands (#CmdCharSave s.ContextOffset #AlgLeft s.Num s.Char))
     >;
 
   s.ContextOffset
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ DoGenPattern {
   e.Ranges-B (#Range s.Num e.Range (#TkChar s.Char)) (#Junk e.Junk) e.Ranges-E
   (e.Vars) (e.Commands) =
     <DoGenPattern
-      s.ContextOffset
+      <Inc s.ContextOffset>
       e.Ranges-B
-      (#Range s.Num e.Range) (#Junk (#TkChar s.Char) e.Junk)
+      (#Range s.Num e.Range) (#Junk (#TkChar s.Char s.ContextOffset) e.Junk)
       e.Ranges-E
-      (e.Vars) (e.Commands (#CmdChar #AlgRight s.Num s.Char))
+      (e.Vars) (e.Commands (#CmdCharSave s.ContextOffset #AlgRight s.Num s.Char))
     >;
 
   s.ContextOffset
@@ -667,8 +667,9 @@ TextFromPattern {
   (#TkOpenADT) (#TkName e.Name) e.Tail = ' [' e.Name <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
   (#TkCloseADT) e.Tail = ' ]' <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
 
-  (#TkChar s.Char) e.Tail =
-    ' ' '' <TextFromPattern-Char (#TkChar s.Char) e.Tail>;
+  (#TkChar s.Char s.Offset) e.Tail =
+    ' ''' <EscapeChar s.Char> '' <Offset s.Offset>
+    <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
 
   (#TkNumber s.Number) e.Tail =
     ' ' <StrFromInt s.Number> <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ TextFromPattern {
     ' & ' e.Name <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
 
   (#TkVariable s.Mode e.Index s.Depth s.Offset) e.Tail =
-    ' ' <PrintVar s.Mode e.Index s.Depth> '/' <StrFromInt s.Offset>
+    ' ' <PrintVar s.Mode e.Index s.Depth> <Offset s.Offset>
     <TextFromPattern e.Tail>;
 
   (#TkIdentifier e.Name) e.Tail =
@@ -690,15 +691,8 @@ PrintVar {
   s.Mode e.Index s.Depth = s.Mode '.' e.Index '#' <StrFromInt s.Depth>;
 }
 
-Escape {
-  s.Char = <EscapeChar s.Char>;
-}
-
-TextFromPattern-Char {
-  (#TkChar s.Char) e.Tail =
-    <Escape s.Char> <TextFromPattern-Char e.Tail>;
-
-  e.Other = '' <TextFromPattern e.Other>;
+Offset {
+  s.Offset = '/' <StrFromInt s.Offset>;
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/src/compiler/interfaces.md b/src/compiler/interfaces.md
index fa4dd89f..02a952d6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/interfaces.md
+++ b/src/compiler/interfaces.md
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
       | #CmdRepeated s.Mode s.VarOffset s.SampleOffset
       | #CmdEmpty
       | #CmdVar s.Mode s.VarOffset
+      | #CmdCharSave s.Offset s.Char
 
     s.Direction ::= #AlgLeft | #AlgRight
 
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@
     * `#CmdEmpty` — этот диапазон должен быть пустым. Поле `s.Direction`
       игнорируется (обычно передаётся `#AlgLeft`).
     * `#CmdVar s.Mode s.VarOffset` — сопоставление с s- или t-переменной.
+    * `#Cmd****Save s.Offset e.Info` — аналогично без `Save`, но они
+      сохраняют сопоставленный элемент на контексте по смещению `s.Offset`.
   * `(#CmdSave s.OldOffset s.NewOffset)` — копирование границ диапазона
     `s.OldOffset` в `s.NewOffset`.
   * `(#CmdComment e.Text)` — соответствует однострочному комментарию
diff --git a/src/srlib/refalrts.cpp b/src/srlib/refalrts.cpp
index ac2d9ada..db2c6d4c 100644
--- a/src/srlib/refalrts.cpp
+++ b/src/srlib/refalrts.cpp
@@ -150,37 +150,39 @@ bool refalrts::function_right(
   }
 }
 
-bool refalrts::char_left(
+refalrts::Iter refalrts::char_left(
   char ch, refalrts::Iter& first, refalrts::Iter& last
 ) {
   assert( (first == 0) == (last == 0) );
 
   if( empty_seq( first, last ) ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else if ( cDataChar != first->tag ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else if ( first->char_info != ch ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else {
+    Iter char_pos = first;
     move_left( first, last );
-    return true;
+    return char_pos;
   }
 }
 
-bool refalrts::char_right(
+refalrts::Iter refalrts::char_right(
   char ch, refalrts::Iter& first, refalrts::Iter& last
 ) {
   assert( (first == 0) == (last == 0) );
 
   if( empty_seq( first, last ) ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else if ( cDataChar != last->tag ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else if ( last->char_info != ch ) {
-    return false;
+    return 0;
   } else {
+    Iter char_pos = last;
     move_right( first, last );
-    return true;
+    return char_pos;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/srlib/refalrts.h b/src/srlib/refalrts.h
index bb2ce46a..04b9eb30 100644
--- a/src/srlib/refalrts.h
+++ b/src/srlib/refalrts.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ extern bool empty_seq( Iter begin, Iter end );
 extern bool function_left( RefalFunctionPtr func, Iter& first, Iter& last );
 extern bool function_right( RefalFunctionPtr func, Iter& first, Iter& last );
 
-extern bool char_left( char ch, Iter& first, Iter& last );
-extern bool char_right( char ch, Iter& first, Iter& last );
+extern Iter char_left( char ch, Iter& first, Iter& last );
+extern Iter char_right( char ch, Iter& first, Iter& last );
 
 extern bool number_left( RefalNumber num, Iter& first, Iter& last );
 extern bool number_right( RefalNumber num, Iter& first, Iter& last );