CVSROOT: /webcvs/grep Module name: grep Changes by: Jim Meyering <meyering> 16/02/05 00:44:53
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For example, the command -‘<samp><span class="samp">grep -E '{1'</span></samp>’ searches for the two-character string ‘<samp><span class="samp">{1</span></samp>’ +‘<samp>grep -E '{1'</samp>’ searches for the two-character string ‘<samp>{1</samp>’ instead of reporting a syntax error in the regular expression. POSIX allows this behavior as an extension, but portable scripts should avoid it. +</p> + + - </body></html> +</body> +</html>
