GNU bug report logs - #75197
[Feature Request] Support 'grep -A' without number to show all lines after match

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From: arnold <at> skeeve.com
To: kmrh47 <at> proton.me, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu
Cc: 75197 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75197: [Feature Request] Support 'grep -A' without number to
 show all lines after match
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:44:24 -0700

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

> Alternatively, I suppose we could add syntax like 'grep -A Inf' to do 
> what's requested, where "Inf" is short for infinity.

And just wait, as soon as you do that, someone will want

	grep -A NaN

:-) :-) :-)

Arnold

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