Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!jarthur!ucivax!zardoz.cpd.com!dhw68k!fedeva!dynasys!wangintl!gene From: gene@wangintl.UUCP (Gene Adams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: grep Regular expression overflow Question? Message-ID: <131@wangintl.UUCP> Date: 3 Dec 90 22:14:52 GMT Reply-To: gene@wangintl.UUCP (Gene Adams,,,) Distribution: usa Organization: WANG'S INTERNATIONAL INC. Lines: 15 I get this error message when running a shell script. " grep: RE error 50: Regular expression overflow. " What exactly is "Regular expression overflow" and what is it that I might be doing wrong? Thanks in Advance Gene -- Gene Adams - System Specialist - Wang's International 4250 Shelby Dr., Memphis, TN 38118 Day: (901)375-3114 Evening: (901)794-1263 Mid-South Unix Users - Midnix UUCP: !wangintl!gene