Hi!
"SR" == Stan Ryckman <stanr(_at_)sunspot(_dot_)tiac(_dot_)net> writes:
SR> Ralph Sobek wrote:
Also if, I modify the second condition to include
the *next* line, as follows:
* 9876543210^0 B ?? $ ()\/^.*$?.*\<(${words})s?\>.*$?.*
the match fails entirely.
SR> Doesn't $? expand to the exit code of the previous command here?
SR> I'm guessing you'll want ($)? in the two spots that occurs.
I figured that one out, after I sent my request. In fact, I just
anti-slashed those two occurences of $ followed by ?. Philip, is
there any difference in efficiency between \$? and ($)?. Do they mean
the same thing?
SR> Hope that helps,
Thanks!
--Ralph
Dr. Ralph P. Sobek Disclaimer: The above ruminations are my own.
Ralph(_dot_)Sobek(_at_)irit(_dot_)fr Addresses are
ordered by importance.
sobek(_at_)irit(_dot_)fr If all else
fails, try:
ralph at laas.fr
Ph:(+33)[0]561558618 FAX:(+33)[0]561556258 http://www.irit.fr/~Ralph.Sobek/
===============================================================================
The truth about the Past is really all we have to guide us in the Present
-- Mary Benson (1964)