Your bug report #21527: avoiding "memory exhausted" in 2.5.4? 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 21527@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 21527: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=21527 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems