Re: Bug#454690: "grep -v" alway returns 0

[Eduard Bloch]

#include <hallo.h>
* Wacek Kusnierczyk [Sun, Mar 29 2009, 10:01:35PM]:

> > but I did not ask for help. It's
> > obviosuly working correctly (if you follow the book manpage) but the
> > result is not very practical.
> >
> > Simple use case:
> >
> > if do | some | thing | grep -v patternOfSuspiciousStuff > clean_file ; then
> >    ...
> >
> > I want to receive filtered output _and_ receive a return code which
> > tells me whether anything has been filtered in the pipe or not. 
> 
> if you learn to ask for help, you're more likely to get a nice solution.

I didn't ask your for help, how often shall this be repeated?. I don't
even care about the outcome, I don't maintain the problematic package
anymore and I closed even this bug report. EOD.

Eduard.

-- 
<FatMike> also anstatt stable einfach sarge reinschreiben?!
<FatMike> ist das nicht das gleiche?
<weasel> im moment ja
<weasel> das aendert sich aber in 3 jahren..