By the way, GNU sed on MPE/iX also does not seem to handle the [\x7F-\xFE] subrange notation, as far as I could see in a quick test using... http://www.editcorp.com/personal/lars_appel/sed/ ;-) * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *