> > > But i did just try the -r with that and > > > sed "s/\([A-Z_]*\)\([ \t]*\)//" $file > > > sed -r "s/\([A-Z_]*\)\([ \t]*\)//" $file > > > give much different results > > > > Yeah, one of the big differences between extended and basic POSIX syntax > > is that to match 0 or more 'a's in extended syntax is 'a*' whereas in > > basic syntax it's 'a\*'. > > ok. but then why did the basic syntax do what I wanted and not the > extended?
because i'm stupid sometimes and didn't take th \'s off of the ()'s in the extended ones. ignore that question. :) -greg _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
