From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Apr 22 11:28:09 2016 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Apr 2016 15:28:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43414 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1atd05-00026a-1b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:28:09 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:34495) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1atYrC-0002QI-7b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atYr6-0007dx-Hw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:37 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Status: No, score=3.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY,XPRIO autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:40616) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atYr6-0007dt-F7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:36 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53695) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atYr2-0001df-Ao for bug-sed@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:36 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atYqx-0007at-9B for bug-sed@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:32 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.18]:56541) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1atYqx-0007ap-0G for bug-sed@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:02:27 -0400 Received: from [84.247.9.201] by 3capp-mailcom-bs11.server.lan (via HTTP); Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:02:24 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: From: "Don Crissti" To: bug-sed@gnu.org Subject: -E switch missing from the sed man/info pages Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:02:24 +0200 Importance: normal Sensitivity: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:Pqe1t8kt5RdHXhmr77pOs79Smm+g7Yce/hnD6ZD21dh spS7u0KrHvJ7XCgWbNM+7Vlz6VsXoR4olmDU5xAxZWIlqxKYg/ FQOn8OpfIr4jeG6QJr3KyS4oyQcLnmEQz2MtNH5gHq41NENwj7 6gNoK4QchSUsY81CbsEvWQE8yBBUKTy274vm+Yst5GZvGd+5Ad 2znSL5xyocIf5ne0EfL8Sb4hjcqFXNqJPzYoBvM4nZwukbQCuD Z1In7IT3NI/Nz/AIq4CITL/D/sFgDwNVHQtn8qV7yE/dzmrBOf +8CwuFZCElE1BgqzfOcZkP5w6Mc X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:WkndoX8ZpYQ=:D4Z5hmVPmvj9dHJeEIziey VoOZeIdqMh2QjMVDRBdlw1KliokGMuY2tQq2L66QU9y2VwlKeDSxANVz1mTHZmzSnaRHRhKmd QwGHYbrIKGftmOgmlZqxxBxk4VL/Pwyw2LW4LzNbZbPgDnQhGx1qdRdZZu+b2E5/eRLsyNUcb GsxxgMowPAubEeZko00+uVA2qZmf2Mz6KG3WYaMmcElQqsUDfThIv+siKhQkDti5uIevcYSLp 1DdaKVvZ+Tpbx8WivWbcJFopi0nQpRnNJV7PRXEXvLnl6z436ZoEU6yLsXEDhEUVv8XyAo5Qk jkrgCk1PSQxtCsjMXlT5HH54FmB84kAgVuPhIFzgokK1bw5CAP9bQ5p2YfvJtX9zFcDIh7X8U r2oIrSxZwbJZulEGVvX7aAtvxEihNqC4x5jp+ZpiTL23G4ss3POY/Gza9OyVSBzZMunuBnrKc MhTsZ3TGaA== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:28:08 -0400 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: -3.0 (---)
As some of us know, gnu sed has been accepting the '-E' switch (to enable ERE) for quite some time now, in addition to the '-r' switch ('-E' will also be in the next major issue of the POSIX sed spec). However, the '-E' option is completely unknown to the general public as there is no mention of this switch in the info / man pages (gnu sed 4.2.2 if it matters).
 
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From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 23 00:00:12 2016 Received: (at 23340-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Apr 2016 04:00:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43536 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1atojs-0003hG-IK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:00:12 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-f66.google.com ([209.85.218.66]:36044) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1atojq-0003gF-5D for 23340-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:00:10 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-f66.google.com with SMTP id i2so16583599oib.3 for <23340-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:00:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc; bh=+43FaoiBU1zWMNq2haZKmuZ4iA6hwSimiBr/qJnciq0=; b=AKNRJol/gb5lKwvfwzJGvOPzq8xHhyG35nG7BNaknHLaX27NLKZw/+2OzRxXSWeiqY JDWTu6TWnBcSErbFtSmsx0frY9uQFc9xs9b1EnHjGI6Xq0flMxGOKDJhxYh5yAxO0E1u oqkZa4qu/kvBpgoLHS8WNVEYKOyDYhLHC96YSp90LqOsdPy7PFNMlCTF/S9W1vzBFKMn Ai9FIBeGHz/1eYN/btyF4Uf+6+M5Z8uapda3/YtQSBphd390Ros6cuoZEqLHj7Rf7kBV qAV7d/eXdez9DiLr5vTpNsv7RHzcgQEfjojUGJOdZiBgtv3rW75WudEASaj18+VucdPP 19/w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=+43FaoiBU1zWMNq2haZKmuZ4iA6hwSimiBr/qJnciq0=; b=V3qdW7JAAAqRcWEQp0ehU7lQeZU/gjcZLsH1HQKJZwTHzMEmRjyKQrgoyOE6854yRX YVLhP0wpp2nR6/U+UtMzc7/QE4MYPc57u81ZLvFnKH1ai619G9ImKOHjIOPiITv8kAJz F2GuauPkWEHNMx5M9FIGMcy1HO2vDM8A4CuHNAKpdYWkIx9r5zD9hRgfQ3t5vguiA2Fg WCF7dD2t2EwN8HzX0Qag0XgXI2/SLZ/igJBWKfH4WqB/RefBzm2UekNG27DgukW/bRTR 0yG33sOhOhmrQ1ReABXqDrUPNcvgEKX0GoE4ZWu1+zFx17qCuSfo7PfGr4oZS1HzezSZ ueoQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FX6YDfu2yqX+Qwug/zqibBKaa8WXNprVEsAizkYn9E16V96S0KBBLwUd6+tkiSRmAJGBWa6NcjeAhoFmw== X-Received: by 10.157.44.66 with SMTP id f60mr9451394otb.163.1461384004341; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:00:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.202.175.193 with HTTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:59:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:59:44 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: IguDgv-QeM3h3FS8t9VZoYFgFbk Message-ID: Subject: Re: bug#23340: -E switch missing from the sed man/info pages To: Don Crissti Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 23340-done Cc: 23340-done@debbugs.gnu.org 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: -0.5 (/) On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:02 AM, Don Crissti wrote: > As some of us know, gnu sed has been accepting the '-E' switch (to enable > ERE) for quite some time now, in addition to the '-r' switch ('-E' will also > be in the next major issue of the POSIX sed spec). However, the '-E' option > is completely unknown to the general public as there is no mention of this > switch in the info / man pages (gnu sed 4.2.2 if it matters). Thanks for the report. That was fixed by this change from over 2.5 years ago: http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/sed.git/commit/?id=v4.2.2-9-g8b65e07 which highlights nicely why I should soon release sed-4.3. By replying to the -done address, I'm marking this issue as resolved. From unknown Tue Jun 24 15:41:49 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 11:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator