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Tom Rodman wrote:

>   ~ $ echo hi|egrep -v ho

WJFFM.

Note that egrep is a /bin/sh script that just calls grep -E.  So if your
sh.exe was in use or something went wrong in the bash postinstall you
may not have a functioning sh.exe.  Try "grep -E" and if this works but
egrep does not then check your sh.exe, it should be an identical copy of
bash.exe.  Worst cast, just "cp -p /bin/{bash,sh}.exe".

Brian

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