From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Feb 02 14:09:02 2016 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Feb 2016 19:09:02 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57077 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgJx-0000WG-S2 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:09:02 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59292) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIt-0000U2-Ld for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:56 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIn-0005CV-Eu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:50 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:48756) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIn-0005CR-By for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:49 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50228) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIj-0005cg-Iv for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:49 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIg-0005Ay-Bt for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:45 -0500 Received: from pv33p03im-asmtp001.me.com ([17.143.180.10]:47606) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aQgIg-0005AO-3O for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:42 -0500 Received: from [10.211.51.132] (mobile-166-171-185-129.mycingular.net [166.171.185.129]) by pv33p03im-asmtp001.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.36.0 64bit (built Sep 8 2015)) with ESMTPSA id <0O1X0038DP4MTO10@pv33p03im-asmtp001.me.com> for bug-diffutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:07:37 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2016-02-02_11:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1011 suspectscore=1 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1510270003 definitions=main-1602020308 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=me.com; h=from : content-type : content-transfer-encoding : mime-version : subject : message-id : date : to; s=4d515a; bh=utgbFRkTJOVIiv73ZuYKIBZVoA6vdjwkcxya/35l0MQ=; b=jreRSAQUbRvpRlFbbIJe1JIHY1aTllUQISgk8KgGjDoeeFn2txh8EiQG8qfHGK6rW1sa BI1t683MqbKzN7TFAebmbNjtb5825ECCzjovqW+42RnlBO3jBQ0+Agq4tx8+12zvZEHM 3HULD6OxerJ8ZWCnvAmFQINYVGcxo8s+BW1v1QmCFu/M/tGF40cVhLGSEmZFNWcZn0cf RaiHDI69KBUr3fF6mgd+QvDcHV9xidTgfaKgJ1T+/s53JGG8wALasB4R//OkihSfRh3R JCfa0Zbxze9xnHS8cYZwvDKVidG8uvXMnALRoxvbBJKW5pDxt8oIH22X937P583xjsly 7w== From: Aaron Davies Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable MIME-version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: REQ: regex dialect switching (for -F and -I) Message-id: Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:07:34 -0500 To: bug-diffutils@gnu.org X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (13C75) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:09:00 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) It would be nice to be able to use other regex dialects in -F and -I (i.e. o= nes where you don't have to escape pipes and parens). Possibly some code can= be borrowed from find(1)'s -regextype switch? Sent from my iPhone=