From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun May 02 16:33:21 2021 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 May 2021 20:33:21 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44574 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ldImG-0000Ud-TV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 May 2021 16:33:21 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:47356) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ldImG-0000UV-3W for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 02 May 2021 16:33:20 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42912) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ldImF-0002vc-RU for bug-sed@gnu.org; Sun, 02 May 2021 16:33:19 -0400 Received: from cyan.elm.relay.mailchannels.net ([23.83.212.47]:17563) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ldImB-0000Lt-N9 for bug-sed@gnu.org; Sun, 02 May 2021 16:33:17 -0400 X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jidanni@jidanni.org Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0586681AA5 for ; Sun, 2 May 2021 20:33:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a60.g.dreamhost.com (100-96-18-74.trex.outbound.svc.cluster.local [100.96.18.74]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 8A665681A9B for ; Sun, 2 May 2021 20:33:11 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jidanni@jidanni.org Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a60.g.dreamhost.com (pop.dreamhost.com [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 100.96.18.74 (trex/6.2.1); Sun, 02 May 2021 20:33:11 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|jidanni@jidanni.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Vacuous-Obese: 03fa351e6d99d450_1619987591766_2117205573 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1619987591766:1593190402 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1619987591766 Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a60.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a60.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B25D9DCDD for ; Sun, 2 May 2021 20:33:11 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=jidanni.org; h=from:to :subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; s= jidanni.org; bh=Rw2LrvJeMfqf2oHbhGytDrQiH+0=; b=JSeexXTeGYGJDg4K fh/PbXhGF2spYVRICdtcKTVWtI8cWG0VRaToTxX478k1UtrdCNq/ZBoCR7rvbRRo dyh3XeNfn0niyJfxj9AQUrEARjnJWoL5ItofamVV3ttche3fSS59HL4b44YHTDY5 UUxTVsWzdkI256wOlAyVrd1m6Js= Received: from jidanni.org (114-41-2-18.dynamic-ip.hinet.net [114.41.2.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jidanni@jidanni.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a60.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 041959713E for ; Sun, 2 May 2021 20:33:10 +0000 (UTC) X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a60 From: =?utf-8?B?56mN5Li55bC8?= Dan Jacobson To: bug-sed@gnu.org Subject: When nervous about \+ portability Date: Mon, 03 May 2021 02:48:52 +0800 Message-ID: <874kflc6p7.5.fsf@jidanni.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=23.83.212.47; envelope-from=jidanni@jidanni.org; helo=cyan.elm.relay.mailchannels.net X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit 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: -2.4 (--) On (info "(sed) BRE syntax") etc. perhaps mention that .\+ and e.g., x\+ can always(?) also be emulated by ..* and xx* if one is nervous about portability, etc. (Yes, then there is also \?...)