[X-Unix] Re: X-Unix Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 04.11.2004 um 23:40 schrieb 
x-unix-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com:

> I'm writing a bash script and needed something along the lines of:
>
> `expr index $somestring somepattern`
>

Hello!

I encountered in Sun's Soalris 2.x that one expr was more talented than 
the other. I think /usr/5bin/expr knows about index, match, length. 
Since this is a SysV enhancement it's unlikely to find it on a BSD 
based system.
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Greetings

   Pete