Your bug report #68776: bug with escape characters in pattern 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 68776@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 68776: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=68776 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems