1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/re b/bin/re
index 774c02c..6c4c257 100755
--- a/bin/re
+++ b/bin/re
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ shift
 replace() {
 	FILE="$1"
 	# shellcheck disable=2094
-	if ! sed "$REGEXP" < "$FILE" | cmp -s - "$FILE"; then
+	if ! sed -E "$REGEXP" < "$FILE" | cmp -s - "$FILE"; then
 		if [ ! -e "$FILE" ]; then
 			return 1
 		fi
-		sed "$REGEXP" < "$FILE" | sponge "$FILE"
+		sed -E "$REGEXP" < "$FILE" | sponge "$FILE"
 	fi
 }