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bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works |
Date: |
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:16:58 +0200 |
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On November 3, 2020 7:28:41 AM GMT+02:00, "積丹尼 Dan Jacobson"
<jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:
> (info "(emacs) Grep Searching") Says
>
> For instance, you can chain ‘grep’ commands, like this: ...
>
> But the example it then gives is for older emacs versions.
>
> Newer emacs versions' grep string contains "--null" (proof: try
> $ emacs -f grep
> ) which will cause the example to fail.
>
> How can one rewrite the example to work with newer emacs versions?
I just tried the example in the manual with a recent version of Enacs, and the
example works just fine. So in what sense doesn't the example work for you?
And what is the significance of --null for this purpose?
IOW, I see no reason to rewrite the example.