Mickey Ferguson wrote: > I'm using GNU grep 2.5.1 compiled to run on Windows - OS is XP SP2. > I would expect that this grep is PCRE compatible.
I just looked it up and grep requires the -P, --perl-regexp option to enable PCRE pattterns. Generally I would avoid them since it is a non-portable feature. Okay for quick and dirty hacks though. > I do not have sed, nor do I know the syntax if I were to obtain a > version. You should get it. It is very useful. > The main thing, though, is that you've pointed out the problem - > that the output of the first grep has the filename. Silly me! I > forgot about that. I'm sure I can work it from there, given that > and the additional good info you've provided. (I'm not working > today and just browsing email, so I can't dig into the details of > the REs you sent. I'll study the details later.) Good luck! Bob
