From owner-freebsd-bugs Sat Feb 14 09:20:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA14373 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:20:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA14357; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:20:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:20:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802141720.JAA14357@hub.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs Cc: From: Steve Price Subject: Re: docs/5708: Small bug in re_format(7) manual page. Reply-To: Steve Price Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/5708; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Steve Price To: Oliver Fromme Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/5708: Small bug in re_format(7) manual page. Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 11:14:21 -0600 Oliver Fromme wrote: > > That is NOT the bug that I was reporting. The manpage IS > incorrect in saying that there is no equivalent for the > functionality of "+" and "?" in basic REs. I'm sorry if > my description wasn't clear enough. > > "+" in extended REs is equivalent to "\{1,\}" in basic REs, > and "?" in extended REs is equivalent to "\{0,1\}" in basic > REs. I think that I expressed this quite clear in the diff > that I included with my PR. Ah! <:} I understand now. Sorry. > Should I re-open this with another PR, or can we get it > fixed without that? No need for a new PR let me try to come up with a new wording and I will let you review it. Steve > Regards > Oliver > > -- > Oliver Fromme, Leibnizstr. 18-61, 38678 Clausthal, Germany > (Info: finger userinfo:olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message