Re: new version of "less" pager
On 15/09/2012, Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> wrote:
> Austyg wrote:
>> v451 of "less" is desirable because it adds support for GNU regular
>> expressions.
>
> Hmm... It does say that in the upstream changelog.
>
> I am unfamiliar with GNU regular expressions. How are they different
> from either POSIX regular expressions or PCRE (perl compatible regular
> expressions) both of which are already supported by less?
Perhaps it refers to the differences mentioned here?
http://www.regular-expressions.info/gnu.html
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