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Re^2: Grep'ping on Unix without perl-compatible gnu grep - can you do it better?by Anonymous Monk |
on Feb 01, 2013 at 07:13 UTC ( [id://1016464]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Indeed, the -E switch (aka egrep) does activate a modern regexp syntax, and is found in a boatload more systems than where -P is. It does not come with all the Perl features, but it is way more comfortable than the basic 1980s dialect grep & co default to.
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