[bug #37916] grep is NOT find!

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: grep is NOT find!
                 Project: grep
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 13 Dec 2012 03:39:46 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any

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Details:

I just came across the GNU grep options to find files (--include, etc.). That
is a terrible idea. "Do one thing and do it well" is the UNIX philosophy.
"find" is for finding files, grep is for searching for text within files.
Please think about the philosophy before adding more totally inappropriate
options.




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