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Re: comparing string with regular expression using test command in unix


From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: comparing string with regular expression using test command in unix
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:43:57 +0100
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N Gandhi Raja <address@hidden> writes:

> I want to compare a variable holding *string* with the *regular 
> expression *. Is it possible to do in unix with a single command?

Yes, with expr.

$ info coreutils 'String expressions'

Andreas.

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