Your bug report #20443: grep pattern is forward slash + star 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 20443@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 20443: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20443 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems