GNU bug report logs - #73360
Error when a long list is provided to grep with "--binary-files=without-match" option

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Rodrigo Jorge <rodrigoaraujorge <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:29:04 UTC

Severity: normal

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

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rodrigo Jorge <rodrigoaraujorge <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 73360 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#73360: Error when a long list is provided to grep with "--binary-files=without-match" option
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:44:01 -0700

I suggest using xargs -t to see how 'grep' is actually being invoked. 
Then run the individual 'grep' commands that xargs -t reports, and see 
which one misbehaves (or possibly you'll find that none of the 
individual 'grep' commands are misbehaving, and the problem lies elsewhere).
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