Re: grep: match i to j occurences of abc

From: Penna Elabi (terebinthus_at_go.com)
Date: 08/31/03

  • Next message: Erik Max Francis: "Re: grep: match i to j occurences of abc" 
    Date: 30 Aug 2003 23:51:52 -0700

    Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> wrote in message news:<3F511483.5E185940@alcyone.com>...
    >
    > It works fine with a pattern and egrep; on the contrary, grep is exactly
    > the right tool for the job. (Duh on you.) The regular expression he
    > wants is:
    >
    > grep '^(abc ?){3,5}$' test

    Thanks! Works great with egrep (but not with grep (Digital UNIX V4.0G)).

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