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Package: grep
Version: 2.5.3~dfsg-3
Severity: normal
I was testing the repetition on grep
all working except {,m}
In the manual appear
{,m} The preceding item is matched at most m times.
but i used in didn't work
Here's a little test
echo 1 11 111 1111 | grep '[0-9]\{,2\}'
grep: contador de repetición erróneo
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-486
Locale: LANG=es_MX.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_MX.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages grep depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
grep recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.15-1
Hi,
The grep's {,m} repetition now does work:
$ echo 1 11 111 1111 | grep '[0-9]\{,2\}'
1 11 111 1111
Also, manpage clarifies it's a GNU extension. So I'm closing this bug.
Regards,
Santiago
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