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Package: grep
Version: 2.5.1.ds1-3.2
Severity: minor
This is, IMHO, a *really* important wishlist bug, thus "minor".
regex(7) is the best, most concise, most complete reference on regular
expressions that I've ever seen. Unfortunately, the "global regular
expression printer" doesn't even mention it. Sheesh; I avoided using
stuff that differed between grep and egrep [like "\("] for months
because I didn't know to backslash escape them, so I thought they Just
Didn't Work!
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (101, 'testing'), (99, 'unstable'), (9, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-rc1
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
Versions of packages grep depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
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retitle 348552 Please make regex(3) reference grep(1)
thanks
I'm afraid this bug was backwards, and I didn't notice until just now.
grep(1) has an excellent introduction to regexs. Manpages already has a
couple bugs about regex(7); I would suggest that regex(7) SEE ALSO
grep(1), (satisfying #348552), and providing an arguably better
high-level-first introduction to the concept (addressing #379829). I
found that regex(7) is more easily digested when read backwards.
Paul, is the grep(1) manpage section on regexs more to your liking?
Justin
An additional suggested text for regex(7):
Regular expressions are implemented and utilized by many programs,
including
.BR grep (1),
.BR ed (1),
.BR sed (1),
.BR perl (1).
(This might also mention that grep and sed are [mostly] line-based).
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