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bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works
From: |
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson |
Subject: |
bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works |
Date: |
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:47:37 +0800 |
$ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd
/etc/motd:2:The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free
software;
/etc/motd:3:the exact distribution terms for each program are described in
the...
$ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd | grep x
Binary file (standard input) matches
>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
EZ> And what is the significance of --null for this purpose?
grep -nH -e
is not the current emacs prompt. It is an older emacs prompt.
The current emacs prompt is
grep --color -nH --null -e
You can verify this via
$ emacs -f grep