[bug #18421] grep does'nt search pattern from first file of * set

[Mikko Mallat]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?18421>

                 Summary: grep does'nt search pattern from first file of *
set
                 Project: grep
            Submitted by: mikkom
            Submitted on: Thursday 11/30/06 at 12:21
                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:

Proof of concept

Create three files in empty dir. When trying to search contents of first
file, grep ignores it. When the first file is moved to the last grep finds
it's content but now misses the "second" on ls -l list.

Tested on RHES 3 and SLES 9.3, according to 'info grep' both show version
2.5.1 for gnu grep.


address@hidden greptest]# echo string1 > file1
address@hidden greptest]# echo string2 > file2
address@hidden greptest]# echo string3 > file3
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string1" -f *
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string2" -f *
file2:string2
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string3" -f *
file3:string3
address@hidden greptest]# cat file1
string1
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string1" -f *
address@hidden greptest]# mv file1 file4
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string1" -f *
file4:string1
address@hidden greptest]#
address@hidden greptest]# ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            8 Nov 30 13:54 file2
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            8 Nov 30 13:54 file3
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root            8 Nov 30 13:54 file4
address@hidden greptest]# grep -e "string2" -f *
address@hidden greptest]#


rgrds,
Mikko Mallat
YIT Tietotekniikka Oy





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