Re: [PATCH 0/6] *** SUBJECT HERE ***

[Paolo Bonzini]

> > +echo a | grep -P a>/dev/null 2>err || skip_
>
> Please give skip_ an argument to tell why the test is being skipped.
>
> > +compare err /dev/null || fail_
>
> Same for fail_ here, and below.

Done.

> > +REGEX=a
> > +
> > +echo 'abc
> > +0def
> > +0ghi
> > +0aaa
> > +0gah' | tr 0 \\0>  in
>
> You could also do it all one line:
>
>    printf 'abc\0def\0ghi\0aaa\0gah\n'>  in
>
> either way is ok.

I wasn't sure of the portability of \0 in printf, but indeed this is nicer:

  printf "%s\n0" abc def ghi aaa gah | tr 0 \\0 > in

It is slightly different in that it adds a trailing NUL, but testing its 
absence should be a topic for another test.

Paolo