Kevin Brown wrote: >> egrep -i '^[^e]*(e[^e]*){3}[^e]*$' >> >> Not only is it slightly shorter and more readable, but it's a lot >> easier change it to search for of 'e' exactly n times. > > > If I'm reading the regexp correctly you are excluding words that start > with e or contain more than one e in a row. Read it some more ;) -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss