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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-01-18 09:45:11 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-01-18 09:45:11 +0000 |
commit | 5b9b49c3cdaddcc4b57202e7fdf055ca9a17cf4b (patch) | |
tree | 6a3e9fbebdb4098a110fc0e558643fb8b4db2e24 /gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc | |
parent | d8d7d228e475566fe145acde42c3569c522cd98c (diff) | |
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Virgin import of a trimmed down GNU Grep 2.4a.
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc')
-rw-r--r-- | gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/grep.texi | 27 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/version.texi | 6 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/grep.texi b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/grep.texi index 50a6938..d71f2c1 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/grep.texi +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/grep.texi @@ -275,6 +275,21 @@ This version number should be included in all bug reports. Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options and the bug-reporting address, then exit. +@itemx --binary-files=@var{type} +@opindex --binary-files +@cindex binary files +If the first few bytes of a file indicate that the file contains binary +data, assume that the file is of type @var{type}. By default, +@var{type} is @samp{binary}, and @command{grep} normally outputs either +a one-line message saying that a binary file matches, or no message if +there is no match. If @var{type} is @samp{without-match}, +@command{grep} assumes that a binary file does not match. If @var{type} +is @samp{text}, @command{grep} processes a binary file as if it were +text; this is equivalent to the @samp{-a} or @samp{--text} option. +@emph{Warning:} @samp{--binary-files=text} might output binary garbage, +which can have nasty side effects if the output is a terminal and if the +terminal driver interprets some of it as commands. + @item -b @itemx --byte-offset @opindex -b @@ -329,16 +344,8 @@ The scanning of every file will stop on the first match. @opindex --text @cindex suppress binary data @cindex binary files -Do not suppress output lines that contain binary data. -Normally, if the first few bytes of a file indicate -that the file contains binary data, grep outputs only a -message saying that the file matches the pattern. This -option causes grep to act as if the file is a text -file, even if it would otherwise be treated as binary. -@emph{Warning:} the result might be binary garbage -printed to the terminal, which can have nasty -side-effects if the terminal driver interprets some of -it as commands. +Process a binary file as if it were text; this is equivalent to the +@samp{--binary-files=text} option. @item -w @itemx --word-regexp diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/version.texi b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/version.texi index 2c6880e..2deace2 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/version.texi +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/doc/version.texi @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -@set UPDATED 13 November 1999 -@set EDITION 2.4 -@set VERSION 2.4 +@set UPDATED 16 January 2000 +@set EDITION 2.4a +@set VERSION 2.4a |