Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site imsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!elsie!imsvax!harris From: harris@imsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: is grep broken (4.2) Message-ID: <222@imsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 17:24:06 EDT Article-I.D.: imsvax.222 Posted: Mon Aug 13 17:24:06 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 00:37:25 EDT Organization: IMS Inc, Rockville MD Lines: 7 Our version of grep does not seem to work properly. ( grep 'am.le' /usr/dict/words ) finds words longer than 5 characters. It is my understanding that '.' should only match one character. Harris Reavin UUCP: {umcp-cs!eneevax || seismo!rlgvax!elsie}!imsvax!harris