Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the grep's info page I find the following which works as said. > But I want to know why. What does the [c] do in this case? [...] > ps -ef | grep '[c]ron'
It defines a character class containig a "c" as it's only member. The expression "[cp]ron" would match "cron" as well as "pron", whereas "[cp]r[o0]n" would also match "pr0n" (and "cr0n"). Get enlightened - type `man 7 regex`. [x] ulf -- Die drei Feinde des Programmierers: Sonnenlicht, Frischluft und das unerträgliche Gebrüll der Vögel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
