Re: Quoted regexp not matching string

[Chet Ramey]

pgquiles@elpauer.org wrote:
> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i486
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' 
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' 
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL 
> -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib   -g -O2 -Wall
> uname output: Linux pravetz 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Feb 1 04:59:50 UTC 
> 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 3.2
> Patch Level: 33
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> 	If a regular expression is quoted, it won't match the string. This is a change in behavior from 
>         3.1.0 to 3.2.0.

Yes, it is, documented in the change log and manuals.  A quoted rhs is
matched as a string, like other conditional command operators.  The
issue is covered in question E14 of the most recent Bash FAQ.

(And, believe me, this has been discussed before.)

Chet

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