> On second thought, I don't see the point of separating the POSIX > options from the GNU extensions, and it kind of invalidates the > categorisation. If it really should be mentioned which options are > POSIX, then it's easy to sum them up in some final paragrah.
It really depends. For someone who works (almost) exclusively with GNU grep, I agree. But for someone who writes scripts to be portable across Unixes, or someone who typically uses Unix grep, the separation between POSIX and GNU extensions will provide convenience and save time. I use both, UNIX and GNU greps, and I find the separation useful. Cheers, TAA ----------------------------------------------------- Tony Abou-Assaleh Lecturer, Computer Science Department Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada, L2S 3A1 Office: MC J215 Tel: +1(905)688-5550 ext. 5243 Fax: +1(905)688-3255 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/~taa/ ----------------------[THE END]----------------------
