GNU bug report logs - #27783
display help instead of pattern search

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Package: grep;

Reported by: PAYET Matthieu -EXT <matthieu.payet-ext <at> transport.alstom.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:02:01 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: PAYET Matthieu -EXT <matthieu.payet-ext <at> transport.alstom.com>
To: "bug-grep <at> gnu.org" <bug-grep <at> gnu.org>
Subject: display help instead of pattern search
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 07:46:20 +0000

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Hello,

Grep v2.6.3

> grep -ri "--help" .

Displays the help message instead of searching for the requested pattern.
Same behavior for the pattern "--version"

Matthieu P.

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