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Re: New grep feature (patch to 2.5e attached)
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: New grep feature (patch to 2.5e attached) |
Date: |
Mon, 21 May 2001 16:29:27 -0700 (PDT) |
> From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <address@hidden>
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 14:41:47 +0200 (CEST)
> I've added a new option to grep, "-D" or "--devices". It's much the same
> as the current "-d" or "--directories" option, just for device files.
I like the general idea, but not that particular option name. GNU
fileutils 'cp' is already using "-R" or "--recursive" for the behavior
that you're using "-D" or "--devices" for. This is for conformance to
POSIX, I think. GNU grep should use option names that are consistent
with GNU cp. This may require changing the semantics of "grep
--recursive", but that's OK.