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problem with "Binary file messages" in latest snapshot

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Subject: bug#22461: closed (Re: problem with "Binary file messages" in
 latest snapshot)
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:32:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#22461: problem with "Binary file messages" in latest snapshot

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 22461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 22461-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: problem with "Binary file messages" in latest snapshot
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:31:18 -0800

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I installed the attached patch, which should fix the bug, and am closing this.

[0001-Omit-excess-Binary-file-.-matches.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: grep mailing list <bug-grep <at> gnu.org>
Subject: problem with "Binary file messages" in latest snapshot
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 01:19:42 -0800

I ran into this problem when using 'grep' to search through GNU Emacs installed 
files. Here's how to reproduce the problem:

$ (echo xxx && yes yyy | sed 100000q && printf '\0') >big
$ grep xxx big
xxx
Binary file big matches

The last line should not be output. I'll look into fixing this.

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