Is it possible to use extended regular expressions with mod_sed?

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I want to use extended regular expression syntax in a mod_sed rule - specifically the or operator |, does anyone know of a way to do this or an alternative approach? I've looked at the authors blog - https://blogs.oracle.com/basant/entry/using_mod_sed_to_filter and the apache doc http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.3/mod/mod_sed.html but can't find anything.

Kyle Smith · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-16 10:59:48Z

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The \| operator is a GNU extension, and mod_sed implements sed as implemented in Solaris 10, so this is likely not possible.

answered Apr 16 '12 at 10:59

Kyle Smith
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	That's what I thought but I came here for hope! – Andrew Hancox Apr 16 '12 at 11:06
	I hope they add it in a future version! (How's that for hope?) :-) – Kyle Smith Apr 16 '12 at 11:08
	It'll do. It seems a strange decision to base it off vanilla rather than extended sed, but I guess there's performance considerations. – Andrew Hancox Apr 16 '12 at 11:35

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