Listmates: With regular expressions, what is the difference between \< and \b ? The man page says: "The symbols \< and \> respectively match the empty string at the beginning and end of a word. The symbol \b matches the empty string at the edge of a word..." What is the difference between being at the "beginning or end" of a word or at the "edge" of a word? Presuming that "The (word) symbol \w is a synonym for [[:alnum:]]" The concept eludes me..... -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org