Your bug report #16586: grep: infinite loop in grep -P on some files with invalid UTF-8 sequences which was filed against the grep package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 16586@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 16586: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=16586 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems