[bug-grep] Re: grep feature request: show column numbers

[Claudio Fontana]

 --- Martin Pool <address@hidden> ha scritto: 
> I realize I can write it in awk, or rather more
> simply in 
> Perl/Python/Ruby.  You could say the same of half of
> the features of GNU 
> grep.  My point is that it would be a useful
> addition, and in my opinion 
> as relevant as other options such as --color.

I agree with you here; I think the main drawback is
that being grep line oriented the change might not be
totally trivial to implement.

I would like to give it a shot, but the question goes
to Stephane: would you include such a change?

Claudio


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