GNU bug report logs - #26576
-v when used with -C

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Package: grep;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:40:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 26576-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26576: -v when used with -C
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 23:37:03 +0800

I want to do
$ cat file|some_program
but I must must exclude the UGLY line and its two neighbors.

OK I have found the UGLY line, and its two neighbors
$ grep -C 2 UGLY file
bla
bla
UGLY
bla
bla

but I have no way to exclude them before piping to some_program.
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