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grep -C 0 could also give separators

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Message #22 received at 17380 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Norihiro Tanaka <noritnk <at> kcn.ne.jp>, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 17380 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17380: grep -C 0 could also give separators
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 01:27:04 -0700

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Norihiro Tanaka wrote:
> The argument that a separater should also be output for zero might be reasonable

It sounds reasonable to me, too.  Unfortunately that patch did not work 
for me.  Also, the change should be documented in NEWS, and the 
documentation updated, and a test case added.  I installed the attached 
patches.

[0001-grep-A-0-B-0-C-0-now-output-a-separator.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

[0002-tests-add-test-case-for-C-0-change.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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