GNU bug report logs - #11268
Rgrep can get out of hand, so...

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:26:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Rgrep can get out of hand, so...
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:24:45 +0800

Rgrep can cause massive searches.

Killing its buffer won't stop it!

Also it should say what keys to kill it right there at the top.

Indeed, not even (describe-function (quote rgrep)) or (describe-function
(quote grep)) says how to kill a runaway [r]grep.
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