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grep 2.20 - invalid option with search pattern "-/"

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Daniel Schättgen <daniel.schaettgen <at> abraxas.de>
Subject: bug#60038: closed (Re: bug#60038: grep 2.20 - invalid option with
 search pattern "-/")
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:46:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#60038: grep 2.20 - invalid option with search pattern "-/"

which was filed against the grep package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 60038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Daniel Schättgen <daniel.schaettgen <at> abraxas.de>
Cc: 60038-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60038: grep 2.20 - invalid option with search pattern "-/"
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:45:21 -0800

tags 60038 notabug
thanks

On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 10:04 AM Daniel Schättgen
<daniel.schaettgen <at> abraxas.de> wrote:
> When searching for a pattern that includes "-/", the pattern is interpreted as option:
>
> [dsg <at> db01]# grep "-" example.txt
> --/--
> [dsg <at> db01]# grep "/" example.txt
> --/--
> [dsg <at> db01]# grep "-/" example.txt
> grep: invalid option -- '/'
> Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
> Try 'grep --help' for more information.
> [dsg <at> db01]# grep --version
> grep (GNU grep) 2.20

Thanks, but this is not a bug.
To search for a pattern that starts with "-", use grep's -e option, e.g.,

  grep -e -/ example.txt

Also, you're using grep-2.20, which is more than 8 years old.
The latest is grep-3.8.

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From: Daniel Schättgen <daniel.schaettgen <at> abraxas.de>
To: "bug-grep <at> gnu.org" <bug-grep <at> gnu.org>
Subject: grep 2.20 - invalid option with search pattern "-/"
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:50:44 +0000

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Hello,

When searching for a pattern that includes "-/", the pattern is interpreted as option:

[dsg <at> db01]# grep "-" example.txt
--/--
[dsg <at> db01]# grep "/" example.txt
--/--
[dsg <at> db01]# grep "-/" example.txt
grep: invalid option -- '/'
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try 'grep --help' for more information.
[dsg <at> db01]# grep --version
grep (GNU grep) 2.20
Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Written by Mike Haertel and others, see <http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/tree/AUTHORS>.

Kind regards
Daniel

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