This is not directly connected with Debian Linux and I apologize for using the bandwidth but it's such a good story.
>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen Masterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> I guess I should use egrep! I don't know if it is true for current implementations but one of the curiosities of early implementations of egrep was that, even though it is more general than grep, it was usually faster than grep on problems where they could both be used. This was the basis of an exchange at a meeting in Bell Labs many years ago. One of the major participants rushed into the room long after the meeting had started and offered the apology, "Sorry I'm late - I was grep'ing my apartment for my car keys." From the back of the room came a response, "Should have used egrep - it's faster."
