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diff --git a/regexp.c b/regexp.c
index 6017d79b4..deee238ec 100644
--- a/regexp.c
+++ b/regexp.c
@@ -25,6 +25,28 @@ extern int find_match(char *haystack, char *needle, int ignoreCase)
return( status);
}
+/* This performs substitutions after a regexp match has been found.
+ * The new string is returned. It is malloc'ed, and do must be freed. */
+extern char* replace_match(char *haystack, char *needle, char *newNeedle, int ignoreCase)
+{
+ int status;
+ char* newHaystack;
+ struct regexp* re;
+ newHaystack = (char *)malloc((unsigned)(strlen(haystack) -
+ strlen(needle) + strlen(newNeedle));
+ re = regcomp( needle);
+ status = regexec(re, haystack, FALSE, ignoreCase);
+
+ return( newHaystack)
+}
+
+
+extern void regsub(regexp* re, char* src, char* dst)
+
+ free( re);
+ return( status);
+}
+
/* code swiped from elvis-tiny 1.4 (a clone of vi) and adjusted to
* suit the needs of busybox by Erik Andersen.