[debbugs-tracker] bug#19586: closed (sed bug?)

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> sed bug?
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> Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:05:40 +0100
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> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.3.0
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> I am running
>    sed (GNU sed) 4.2.2
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> address@hidden:~/> echo "Here 345 is a number" | \
>     sed 's,.*\([23456]\).*,I found \1,;q'
> I found 5
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> So far so good.
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> address@hidden:~/> echo "Here 345 is a number" | \
>     sed 's,.*\([23456]*\).*,I found \1,;q'
> I found
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> This foxes me no end. Why can't I use the * postfix on a list ?
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> Is this a bug or me being stupid?
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> Appreciate your advice
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> Enno Fennema
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> closing
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> Sun, 10 May 2015 07:01:16 -0700
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