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Re: [bug-grep] egrep and fgrep script assume path
From: |
Aharon Robbins |
Subject: |
Re: [bug-grep] egrep and fgrep script assume path |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:38:08 +0200 |
> > After all, each bug report about problems with the egrep script is an
> > opportunity to teach people about grep -E ;-)
>
> If egrep and fgrep are causing so many problems, why not deprecate them
> and encourage using -E and -F? We could continue to have egrep and fgrep,
> but not have to worry about old problems with using them.
Deprecation by executive fiat sounds like a nice idea, that's what POSIX
did, but it doesn't work in practice. egrep and fgrep have existed since
at least V7 Unix, and in The Real World[tm], lots of people and lots of
software depend on them.
> On another thought, just installing binaries for egrep and fgrep sounds
> like a more practical solution.
Agreed.
Arnold
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Re: [bug-grep] egrep and fgrep script assume path,
Aharon Robbins <=