Re: problem with multiple -e flags for egrep

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Felix" == Felix Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Felix> yes, afaik it's only sed /\(^foo$\)/ that isn't portable.
Felix> egrep '(^foo$)' and '^foo|bar$' should be fine.

Good news, thanks.

Hey, I have an obscure idea :-]

There is one regexp engine I know very well, and will always be the
one we expect to fine and no other...

He he he...

Guess what...

How about using m4 to filter out those guys :)

Well, let's go for egrep, but if egrep turns out to be not portable,
let's call m4 to the rescue.

        Akim