GNU bug report logs - #52679
Errors in grep man pages

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Helge Kreutzmann <debian <at> helgefjell.de>

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 52679-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 52679-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Helge Kreutzmann <debian <at> helgefjell.de>
Subject: Re: bug#52679: Errors in grep man pages
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 17:02:26 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 12/20/21 10:33, Jim Meyering wrote:

>> Issue: Not in "grep --help"; remove?
>>
>> "B<-y>"
> 
> This is the desired state: documented in texinfo only (not in --help
> or man page), because the option
> is on its way to being deleted.

I installed the attached to remove the documentation from the man page. 
I think this was all that was remaining from the bug report, so I am 
closing the bug report.
[0001-doc-omit-y-from-grep-man-page.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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