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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines index 3b042db624..994eb9159a 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines @@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive): - We do not write the noiseword "function" in front of shell functions. + - As to use of grep, stick to a subset of BRE (namely, no \{m,n\}, + [::], [==], nor [..]) for portability. + + - We do not use \{m,n\}; + + - We do not use -E; + + - We do not use ? nor + (which are \{0,1\} and \{1,\} + respectively in BRE) but that goes without saying as these + are ERE elements not BRE (note that \? and \+ are not even part + of BRE -- making them accessible from BRE is a GNU extension). + For C programs: - We use tabs to indent, and interpret tabs as taking up to |