I'm trying to formulate a grep string that will cause any potential regex metacharacters in the target to be escaped with a backslash. Does this look as though it covers it, or do you see omissions or unnecessary entries?

FIND:
([\\^$()\[\]{}*?+.])

CHANGE TO:
\\\1

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EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING
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