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Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument]
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David Kastrup |
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Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument] |
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Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:06:03 +0200 |
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Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> The old grep-find interface is "a hack" (a way to
> start a compile-like command which runs find | grep.
>
> But it is quite like M-x grep, and that makes for consistency. I
> think that nearly everyone who uses grep-find will have used M-x
> grep first, and will therefore find grep-find quite natural.
>
> It could be the case that we could make both grep and grep-find
> easier for beginners to use, in a consistent way. But let's wait
> till after the release for that change.
>
> For now, I would suggest we consider making the new feature
> grep-tree more convenient in a way that isn't incompatible for old
> features such as grep-find.
The problem that was being addressed is that we already have to many
similar features. The patch was intended to obliterate "grep-tree" as
a separate feature.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], (continued)
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Richard Stallman, 2006/04/22
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], David Kastrup, 2006/04/22
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Bill Wohler, 2006/04/23
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Bill Wohler, 2006/04/23
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Kim F. Storm, 2006/04/22
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Richard Stallman, 2006/04/23
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument],
David Kastrup <=
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Richard Stallman, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], David Kastrup, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Richard Stallman, 2006/04/25
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Kim F. Storm, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Kim F. Storm, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Richard Stallman, 2006/04/25
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Kim F. Storm, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Miles Bader, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], David Kastrup, 2006/04/24
- Re: address@hidden: grep-tree doesn't shell-quote-argument], Miles Bader, 2006/04/24