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in thread Using a regex to extract a version from a Un*x path

Sadly, you are correct, no generic solution is possible. I'm attempting to work in a flawed system (in which no one can agree on a standard) and I must be backward compatible.

I probably should have phrased my request differently, to me elegant also means robust.

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