GNU bug report logs - #17494
grep bug report: "GREP_OPTIONS" allows a user to break shell script

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Package: grep;

Reported by: "Nadav Har'El" <nyh <at> cloudius-systems.com>

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 22:21:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #27 received at 17494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 17494 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Nadav Har'El <nyh <at> cloudius-systems.com>
Subject: Re: bug#17494: "GREP_OPTIONS" allows a user to break shell script
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:24:15 -0700

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:21 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> Attached is a proposed patch that starts to address this longstanding
> problem by deprecating GREP_OPTIONS and warning if it's used.  We can remove
> the dangerous feature in a later release.  Comments?

That looks fine. Long overdue. Thank you for writing it.
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