GNU bug report logs - #44409
Example in manual no longer works

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 05:29:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 44409 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:47:37 +0800

$ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd
/etc/motd:2:The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
/etc/motd:3:the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the...
$ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd | grep x
Binary file (standard input) matches

>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
EZ> And what is the significance of --null for this purpose?

     grep -nH -e

is not the current emacs prompt. It is an older emacs prompt.

The current emacs prompt is

     grep --color -nH --null -e

You can verify this via
$ emacs -f grep
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