GNU bug report logs - #70540
grep -c -r | grep -v ':0$'

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Package: grep;

Reported by: "Dale R. Worley" <worley <at> alum.mit.edu>

Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:34:13 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #11 received at 70540 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: "Dale R. Worley" <worley <at> alum.mit.edu>
Cc: 70540 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#70540: grep -c -r | grep -v ':0$'
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:27:05 -0700

On 4/23/24 11:32 AM, Dale R. Worley wrote:
> However, it seems "natural" to me that "grep -c -l", that is, "grep
> --count --files-with-matches", should give me this result.

Yes, that sounds reasonable. Is your patch a trivial one (10 lines or 
less)? If so, please send it in. If not, please send in copyright 
paperwork for grep (I can send you the form for that). Thanks.
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