Re: How to match regex in bash? (any character)

[Roger]

> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 06:20:32AM +0000, Stephane CHAZELAS wrote:
>2011-09-29, 13:52(-08), Roger:
>[...]
>> Since you're saying the regex description is found within either regex(3) or
>> regex(7), couldn't there be a brief note within the Bash Manual Page be 
>> something
>> to the effect:
>[...]
>
>No, it's not.
>
>I suppose bash could say: See your system regex(3)
>implementation documentation for the description of extended
>regular expression syntax on your system. That syntax should be
>compatible with one version or the other of the POSIX Extended
>Regular Expression syntax whose specification for the latest
>version as of writing can be found at:
>http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap09.html#tag_09_04
>
>regex(3) points to the API (regex.h), how the system documents
>the regexps covered by that API is beyond bash knowledge.


Exactly, a simple "man regex" (aka regex(3)) points to regex.h here.  Few will
know how to search for the regex(7) manual file.

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Roger
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