GNU bug report logs - #36960
mistake with v param

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Daniele Grassini <danielegrassini <at> libero.it>

Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 16:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #12 received at 36960-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Daniele Grassini <danielegrassini <at> libero.it>
Cc: 36960-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36960: mistake with v param
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 01:46:24 -0800

On 8/7/19 8:45 AM, Daniele Grassini wrote:
> so why the '-o' option check the regular exp, but the '-v' don't do his job??

The -v option was working as documented. It means, "select lines that *don't"
match the pattern", and since all input lines matched your pattern grep didn't
output anything.
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