(postscript): Actually, the man grep page says that for gnu grep, the grep and egrep commands are the same. But I did try both anyway. ---- Robert P. Nix internet: nix.robert@xxxxxxxx Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 RO-CE-8-857 page: 507-270-1182 200 First St. SW Rochester, MN 55905 ---- "Codito, Ergo Sum" "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [SMTP:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Gradwohl > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 12:28 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: how to find spaces with a regex? > > grep has to be told to do additional work. > > Try egrep or grep -E > > -- > Bill Gradwohl > YCC > (817) 224-9400 x211 > www.ycc.com > SPAMstomper Protected E-mail > www.stomperware.com > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list