[ale] regex question?

[Fletch]

>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph A Knapka <Joseph> writes:

    Joseph> Fletch wrote:
    >>  >>>>> "esoteric" == esoteric <Geoffrey> writes:
    >> 
    >> [...]
    >> 
    >> >> '03/(19|20)/02'

    Joseph> This will match 03/120/02 or 03/190/02. Re operators bind


lemur:~ 448> echo '03/19/02' | egrep '03/(19|20)/02'                   12:10:04
03/19/02
lemur:~ 449> echo '03/190/02' | egrep '03/(19|20)/02'                  12:11:19
lemur:~ 450> echo '03/120/02' | egrep '03/(19|20)/02'            < 1 > 12:11:23
lemur:~ 451> echo '03/20/02' | egrep '03/(19|20)/02'             < 1 > 12:11:33
03/20/02
lemur:~ 452> echo '03/12/02' | egrep '03/(19|20)/02'                   12:11:39
lemur:~ 453>                                                     < 1 > 12:11:40


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