Autzoo.1551
net.bugs.v7
utzoo!henry
Tue Apr 13 20:06:33 1982
expr(1) misfeature
Expr's : operator (pattern match), unlike every other pattern-matching
facility in Unix, insists on matching the WHOLE string or failing. This
inconsistency trips up everyone who tries to use the @#$% thing for the
first time. There is no reason for it; expr could use the ^$ convention
for anchored matching the same way awk does. Is there some reason for
this botch?
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