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Re: 1.7.1 : search inside more returns "Regular expression botch"
- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:08:19 -0400
- Subject: Re: 1.7.1 : search inside more returns "Regular expression botch"
- References: <4BD53690.6090106@orinux.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On 4/26/2010 2:45 AM, Fabrice PLATEL wrote:
While I am viewing a file with the "more" utility, if I want to search
any expression inside the file by typing "/" then the expression, it
doesn't search and just displays the message "Regular expression botch".
Am I the only one having this behaviour ? What does it mean ?? how to
fix it ?
Fabrice
'more' is from an obsolete package. Use 'less' instead.
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