bug#38725: Regexp bug

[Chewbaka Roskov]

Hello,

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Regular expression bug:

akem@akem-HP:~$ echo '112233' | sed 's/2*//'  ### DOESN'T WORK
112233
akem@akem-HP:~$ echo '112233' | sed 's/1*//'  ### THIS ONE WORK
2233
akem@akem-HP:~$ echo 'ee112233' | sed 's/1*//'  ### BUT THIS ONE DOES NOT
ee112233

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Best regards.