GNU bug report logs - #22144
--exclude no longer works against arguments with a directory name

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
Subject: bug#22144: closed (Re: bug#22144: --exclude no longer works
 against arguments with a directory name)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:38:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#22144: --exclude no longer works against arguments with a directory name

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 22144 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
Cc: 22144-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22144: --exclude no longer works against arguments with a
 directory name
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:37:16 -0800

Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> I've done various tests, and it seems fine. Thanks.

You're welcome; closing the bug report.


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From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: --exclude no longer works against arguments with a directory name
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:31:11 +0100

In grep 2.22, --exclude no longer works in some cases:

$ cd /usr/share/doc/grep
$ grep e --exclude README README

is OK, but not:

$ grep e --exclude README /usr/share/doc/grep/README
  Copyright (C) 1992, 1997-2002, 2004-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
[...]

This breaks at least one of my scripts, where --exclude is used to
exclude filenames generated with globbing.

After reverting to grep 2.21, this problem disappeared.

My Debian bug report:
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=807641

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