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egrep.sh: grep missing path

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From: Santiago Ruano Rincón <santiagorr <at> riseup.net>
To: 27763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 863002 <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: bug#27763: egrep.sh: grep missing path
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:22:43 +0200

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Hi,

As suggested by this user, it would be better if egrep/fgrep script
calls grep using its absolute path.

On Fri, 19 May 2017 22:04:44 +0100 john mullee <mullee.john <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: grep
> Version: 2.20-4.1
> 
> cat /bin/egrep
>      #!/bin/sh
>      exec grep -E "$@"
> 
> should replace with
> 
>      exec /bin/grep -E "$@"
> 
> to reproduce:
> 
> root <at> debian-512mb-fra1-01:/opt/firewall# bash
> root <at> debian-512mb-fra1-01:/opt/firewall# PATH=/usr/local egrep "any" /etc/*
> bash: egrep: command not found

Please, consider the attached patch. 

Cheers,

Santiago

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