Subject: Re: bug#21088: Question about fgrep and egrep

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 16:54:29 -0700

LCD 47 wrote:
> Is there any plan to remove support for fgrep and egrep in the
> predictible future?  If yes, is there any timeline set for that action?

No.  That being said, there's no rush to remove it.  If and when it's removed I 
assume the removal will be an install-time option.