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Re: [PATCH] Fix non-POSIX:isms in base-config



On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 07:39:10AM +0200, David Weinehall wrote:
> Several of the shell-scripts contain non-POSIXisms (such as XPIisms and
> BASHisms); this simple patch fixes them.

> egrep => grep -E

$ which egrep
/bin/egrep
$

I don't see any reason this needs to change.  Policy certainly doesn't
say you're not allowed to use non-POSIX tools *from* shell scripts.

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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