[ILUG] sed is annoying me muchly

[Stephen Shirley]

Hey,
	Quick sed question: Why in the blue blazes is this:

	 echo 'hello }}' | sed 's/\([^}]*\)}/\1/'

printing out this:

	 'hello }'

instead of this:

	 'hello '

? It's driving me nuts.

	sed 's/\([^}]*\)//'

gives

	'}}'

leaving me _very_ confused. I reckon it's a bug in sed, cause

	sed 's/\([^}]*\).*/\1/'

_does_ work. Hmph.

Steve
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