GNU bug report logs - #57613
grep man page tries to rewrite POSIX history

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Geoff Clare <gwc <at> opengroup.org>

Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2022 12:29:01 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 #10 received at 57613-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Geoff Clare <gwc <at> opengroup.org>
Cc: 57613-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#57613: grep man page tries to rewrite POSIX history
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2022 14:28:12 -0500

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 9/6/22 07:28, Geoff Clare wrote:
> They were included in POSIX.2-1992 but marked as obsolescent.

Ouch, as I recall reading POSIX.2-1992 and seeing egrep and fgrep 
mentioned, but not as part of the standard. I guess I misread the 
standard. I am away from my printed copy and so cannot easily check this 
now.

I installed the attached which I hope clears this up.

[0001-Fix-obsolescence-doc-for-egrep-fgrep.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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