--- doc/sed.1.orig	2006-02-03 01:27:35.000000000 -0800
+++ doc/sed.1	2006-08-29 01:44:35.000000000 -0700
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 .IP
 disable all GNU extensions.
 .HP
-\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-regexp\-extended\fR
+\fB\-E\fR, \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-regexp\-extended\fR
 .IP
 use extended regular expressions in the script.
 .HP
--- doc/sed-in.texi.orig	2006-01-29 23:27:12.000000000 -0800
+++ doc/sed-in.texi	2006-08-29 01:45:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@
 extension, you can set the @code{POSIXLY_CORRECT} variable
 to a non-empty value.
 
-@item -r
+@item -E
+@itemx -r
 @itemx --regexp-extended
+@opindex -E
 @opindex -r
 @opindex --regexp-extended
 @cindex Extended regular expressions, choosing
--- sed/sed.c.orig	2005-06-21 07:09:47.000000000 -0700
+++ sed/sed.c	2006-08-29 01:44:35.000000000 -0700
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                  specify the desired line-wrap length for the `l' command\n"));
   fprintf(out, _("  --posix\n\
                  disable all GNU extensions.\n"));
-  fprintf(out, _("  -r, --regexp-extended\n\
+  fprintf(out, _("  -E, -r, --regexp-extended\n\
                  use extended regular expressions in the script.\n"));
   fprintf(out, PERL_HELP);
   fprintf(out, _("  -s, --separate\n\
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@
   char **argv;
 {
 #ifdef REG_PERL
-#define SHORTOPTS "snrRue:f:l:i::V:"
+#define SHORTOPTS "snErRue:f:l:i::V:"
 #else
-#define SHORTOPTS "snrue:f:l:i::V:"
+#define SHORTOPTS "snErue:f:l:i::V:"
 #endif
 
   static struct option longopts[] = {
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
 	  posixicity = POSIXLY_BASIC;
 	  break;
 
+	case 'E':
 	case 'r':
 	  if (extended_regexp_flags)
 	    usage(4);