GNU bug report logs - #63780
Reversing the grep message output type matching binary files (without the -a option added) changed from stdout to stderr

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Package: grep;

Reported by: "2773414454" <2773414454 <at> qq.com>

Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 04:56:02 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 #8 received at 63780 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: arnold <at> skeeve.com
To: 63780 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 2773414454 <at> qq.com
Subject: Re: bug#63780: Reversing the grep message output type matching binary
 files (without the -a option added) changed from stdout to stderr
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 00:51:32 -0600

There is no real need to make such a change, given that it's really
easy to handle at the shell level:

	... | grep '...' 2>&1 | ...

HTH,

Arnold

"2773414454" via Bug reports for GNU grep <bug-grep <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi !
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> Between grep3.4 and grep3.5, the grep message output type matching binary files (without the -a option added) changed from stdout to stderr. This results in the inability to pipe in matching messages, resulting in significant changes to the user experience. But this modification doesn't actually do much. Could you consider reversing this change?
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> 2773414454
> 2773414454 <at> qq.com
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