Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:53:58 -0500 (CDT) From: Sean Farley <sean-freebsd@farley.org> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Replacing GNU grep revisited Message-ID: <20030622144708.K36267@thor.farley.org> In-Reply-To: <xzpd6h552iq.fsf@dwp.des.no> References: <20030621103502.K18572@thor.farley.org> <20030622005852.GB59673@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <20030622092848.R28123@thor.farley.org> <xzpd6h552iq.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > Unfortunately, FreeGrep has annoying bugs as well. For instance, it > tries to grep the directories themselves (rather than just their > contents) when recursing, while GNU grep only greps directories if > they are explicitly listed on the command line. It was the first thing I fixed. :) > Furthermore, GNU grep will not by default show the contents of what it > considers to be a binary file (such as a directory) while FreeGrep > does (causing broken ttys and much gnashing of teeth). Yes, the -a option is reversed between GNU and FreeGrep. Sean ----------------------- sean-freebsd@farley.org
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