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# 8  
Old 05-22-2006
For egrep the limit on the number of allowed matches is expressed {lower,upper}

Code:
egrep '^a{1,6}$'

finds a line made only of one to six characters 'a' -s
# 9  
Old 05-23-2006
question on egrep
Hi Ranj,
Your solution works for
egrep '^a(a)+$'

But can you tell me how to interpret this please?

How does this know it needs to select 2.. upto 6 a's ?

Thanks
Rohit
# 10  
Old 05-23-2006
It doesn't limit the search to a maximum of 6 a's.
Example test with seven a's:
Code:
/home/jmcnama > echo "aaaaaaa" | egrep '^a(a)+$'
aaaaaaa

try it.
# 11  
Old 05-25-2006
question on egrep
Hi Jim,
Thanks for your response but my requirement was really limiting the selection between 2 and 6 a's. (or for that matter a user specified number).
Any clues ?

Rohit
 
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