Gordon Messmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 07:26, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >> It is new within a year or so, I believe but if you look close you'll >> also notice it isn't posix regex >> >> The example given shows it. >> `b.*r3 >> >> Does not match >> ./fubar3 > > Sure it's a POSIX regex. However, the man page points out that the > pattern must *match* the *entire path*. Match vs. search maybe isn't > clear if you're accustomed to always searching... A regex search will > match if any part of the string fits the regex. A "match" is only good > if the pattern fits the string from the very beginning.
I'm not really sure what constitutes a posix legal regex but I don't think it includes trick riders like having to match a specific part of a string, unless put into the regex itself with anchors or the like. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
