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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 15:54:22 +0100
From: Helmut Dipper <helmut DOT dipper AT sicad DOT de>
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Subject: problem with '^' as first char in BRE for expr
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I use bash and fileutils from the latest distribution
on Windows-NT 4.0 SP5.

expr 'abc' : '^a\(.\)c$'
delivers:
expr: warning: unportable BRE: `^a\(.\)c$': using `^' as the first
character
of the basic regular expression is not portable; it is being ignored

Question:
I think the character '^' in a BRE is not irrelevant,
why is it ignored?

Regards
Helmut Dipper

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