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From: dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: MEL - A *Real* Programmer
Keywords: Real Programmer, Hacker
Message-ID: <2666@cirrusl.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 90 23:11:51 GMT
References: <1990Oct23.235720.16178@nas.nasa.gov> <6089@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> <54296@brunix.UUCP> <5777@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL> <8187@gollum.twg.com> <1283@gvgspd.GVG.TEK.COM> <10293@ubc-cs.UUCP> <1990Nov5.082657.28368@tkou02.enet.dec.com>
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In <1990Nov5.082657.28368@tkou02.enet.dec.com>
diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa) writes:

   I've used a dozen editors that had search patterns including
   "beginning" and/or "end" of line, but none that accepted an "or"
   operation on line-break "or" character class, in a single search
   pattern.

I seem to faintly remember at least some versions of TECO having such
an ability.
--
Rahul Dhesi <dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com>
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