GNU bug report logs - #65416
Feature request: include first line of file in output

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Daniel Green <ddgreen <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:16:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: arnold <at> skeeve.com, ddgreen <at> gmail.com
Cc: 65416 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65416: Feature request: include first line of file in output
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:43:36 -0500

On 8/21/23 13:37, arnold <at> skeeve.com wrote:
> it solves your problem NOW,
> instead of waiting for a feature that the grep developers
> aren't likely to add.

Yes, Grep already has a lot of features that in hindsight would have 
better addressed by saying "Use Awk".
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