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Mon, 8 Jan 2018 22:01:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from dilbert.office.computer42.org (dilbert.office.computer42.org [10.42.2.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mail-schiller.computer42.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 40B222015F for ; Mon, 8 Jan 2018 22:01:06 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=computer42.org; s=mail; t=1515445266; bh=oBL15W9tjYatNERUvly6cCW62X+muUBNKuKSWd1moGY=; h=Subject:From:To:Date; b=mhWe0tAu+HUgGJlYdhtEabi1yRPuQF5qQyA3jv4ODFkGB9lFhJhrE6Z5vg34pfZWD 7LRu75RDJuyhtlOU3eCGz3dA6Q3cogIws+zl71EK9MChf/+1ViurBXhO0DJg4GUp6E 3eZtJzMpNhlea3AIRIkATUuEDxWDrgmTha8fgHSA= Message-ID: <1515445266.8043.10.camel@computer42.org> Subject: `grep --fixed-strings =?UTF-8?Q?--regexp=3D=E2=80=A6`?= is an annoying syntax =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=86=92?= Introduce =?UTF-8?Q?--pattern=3D=E2=80=A6?= option From: "H.-Dirk Schmitt" To: bug-grep@gnu.org Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:01:06 +0100 Organization: computer42 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.26.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1~c42.ppa1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:34:34 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hello! just a minor annoyance is that there is no alternative option name for --regexp=3D=E2=80=A6=20 Together with --fixed-strings this leads to ambiguous shell scripts. My suggestion / feature request is to add --pattern=3D=E2=80=A6 as alias = for=20 --regexp=3D=E2=80=A6 In addition I suggest the analog aliases: --word-pattern for --word-regexp --line-pattern for --line-regexp In anticipation of the reply =E2=80=9EWhy not to use simply the short opt= ions?=E2=80=9C the reply: Long options providing a readable API, and this =E2=80=9Ebug report=E2=80= =9C is intended to improve the readability of shell scripts. 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