bug#23844: broken: randomly detexts textf files as binary

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi php fan,

On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:09:09 +0200
php fan <address@hidden> wrote:

> What is the status of this bug??
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grep/+bug/1535458
> 

I think I ran into a similar problem when trying to search through HexChat
logs. Anyway, in the meanwhile, you can try passing the --ascii flag, or using
one of http://beyondgrep.com/ or http://beyondgrep.com/more-tools/ .

Regards,

        Shlomi Fish

> This is a critical issue that renders grep completely unusable.
> It was said to be fixed upstream but then they say it regressed again...



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