[ale] Re: grep bug?

[Linux Idiot]

tony at plaza.ds.adp.com wrote:
> 
> In article <35A38048.37423E7F at denali.atlnet.com> you wrote:
> : Just upgraded to RedHat 5.0 about two months ago and noticed unusual
> : behavior with grep.  It no longer complains about non-existent files or
> : attemped execution against a directory.  The directory issue doesn't
> : bother me so much, but if there's a typo in the file name, you never now
> : as grep returns silently.
> :
> : Anyone else seen this?
> 
> What version of grep are you using?  (Try grep --version).  What you
> are describing was a heinous bug in version 2.1 (and perhaps 2.0 - I
> don't remember.)  It was definitely fixed in version 2.2.  If a file
> doesn't exist, it complains and exits with return code 2.  It also
> reverted back to the original behavior with directories, which is also
> a good thing...

2.1 it is.  I guess RedHat 5.0 needs an upgrade of grep as well.  I have
no idea what version was on my 4.0 RedHat.  I'll get a later greater
version, thanks.

> 
> -Tony
> 
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