There are code modifications to bash to use PCRE and MySQL contexts. I mean, these modifications are great and all... but I have yet to see the real point behin

There are code modifications to bash to use PCRE and MySQL contexts. I mean, these modifications are great and all... but I have yet to see the real point behind them until they come standard in any distribution. Before that, they are just play-toys since they are non-standard... IMHO.