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Changes to grep/manual/grep.txt,v


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Changes to grep/manual/grep.txt,v
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:42:15 +0000

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/grep
Module name:    grep
Changes by:     Jim Meyering <meyering> 14/02/18 03:42:13

Index: grep.txt
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/grep/grep/manual/grep.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -b -r1.15 -r1.16
--- grep.txt    2 Jan 2014 06:37:13 -0000       1.15
+++ grep.txt    18 Feb 2014 03:42:11 -0000      1.16
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 `grep' prints lines that contain a match for a pattern.
 
-   This manual is for version 2.16 of GNU Grep.
+   This manual is for version 2.17 of GNU Grep.
 
    This manual is for `grep', a pattern matching engine.
 
@@ -456,13 +456,6 @@
      Use line buffering on output.  This can cause a performance
      penalty.
 
-`--mmap'
-     This option is deprecated and now elicits a warning, but is
-     otherwise a no-op.  It used to make `grep' read input with the
-     `mmap' system call, instead of the default `read' system call.  On
-     modern systems, `mmap' would rarely if ever yield better
-     performance.
-
 `-U'
 `--binary'
      Treat the file(s) as binary.  By default, under MS-DOS and
@@ -644,8 +637,8 @@
 `LC_COLLATE'
 `LANG'
      These variables specify the locale for the `LC_COLLATE' category,
-     which determines the collating sequence used to interpret range
-     expressions like `[a-z]'.
+     which might affect how range expressions like `[a-z]' are
+     interpreted.
 
 `LC_ALL'
 `LC_CTYPE'
@@ -811,14 +804,14 @@
 
    Within a bracket expression, a "range expression" consists of two
 characters separated by a hyphen.  It matches any single character that
-sorts between the two characters, inclusive, using the locale's
-collating sequence and character set.  For example, in the default C
-locale, `[a-d]' is equivalent to `[abcd]'.  Many locales sort
-characters in dictionary order, and in these locales `[a-d]' is
-typically not equivalent to `[abcd]'; it might be equivalent to
-`[aBbCcDd]', for example.  To obtain the traditional interpretation of
-bracket expressions, you can use the `C' locale by setting the `LC_ALL'
-environment variable to the value `C'.
+sorts between the two characters, inclusive.  In the default C locale,
+the sorting sequence is the native character order; for example,
+`[a-d]' is equivalent to `[abcd]'.  In other locales, the sorting
+sequence is not specified, and `[a-d]' might be equivalent to `[abcd]'
+or to `[aBbCcDd]', or it might fail to match any character, or the set
+of characters that it matches might even be erratic.  To obtain the
+traditional interpretation of bracket expressions, you can use the `C'
+locale by setting the `LC_ALL' environment variable to the value `C'.
 
    Finally, certain named classes of characters are predefined within
 bracket expressions, as follows.  Their interpretation depends on the
@@ -1723,12 +1716,12 @@
 Index
 *****
 
-*:                                             See 3.1.      (line  770)
-+:                                             See 3.1.      (line  773)
+*:                                             See 3.1.      (line  763)
++:                                             See 3.1.      (line  766)
 --after-context:                               See 2.1.5.    (line  326)
---basic-regexp:                                See 2.4.      (line  709)
+--basic-regexp:                                See 2.4.      (line  702)
 --before-context:                              See 2.1.5.    (line  330)
---binary:                                      See 2.1.7.    (line  468)
+--binary:                                      See 2.1.7.    (line  461)
 --binary-files:                                See 2.1.6.    (line  378)
 --byte-offset:                                 See 2.1.4.    (line  255)
 --color:                                       See 2.1.3.    (line  158)
@@ -1741,11 +1734,11 @@
 --exclude:                                     See 2.1.6.    (line  419)
 --exclude-dir:                                 See 2.1.6.    (line  428)
 --exclude-from:                                See 2.1.6.    (line  424)
---extended-regexp:                             See 2.4.      (line  714)
+--extended-regexp:                             See 2.4.      (line  707)
 --file:                                        See 2.1.2.    (line  116)
 --files-with-matches:                          See 2.1.3.    (line  179)
 --files-without-match:                         See 2.1.3.    (line  173)
---fixed-strings:                               See 2.4.      (line  719)
+--fixed-strings:                               See 2.4.      (line  712)
 --group-separator:                             See 2.1.5.    (line  338)
 --help:                                        See 2.1.1.    (line   96)
 --ignore-case:                                 See 2.1.2.    (line  123)
@@ -1757,13 +1750,12 @@
 --line-number:                                 See 2.1.4.    (line  281)
 --line-regexp:                                 See 2.1.2.    (line  143)
 --max-count:                                   See 2.1.3.    (line  186)
---mmap:                                        See 2.1.7.    (line  460)
 --no-filename:                                 See 2.1.4.    (line  268)
 --no-messages:                                 See 2.1.3.    (line  232)
 --null:                                        See 2.1.4.    (line  306)
---null-data:                                   See 2.1.7.    (line  482)
+--null-data:                                   See 2.1.7.    (line  475)
 --only-matching:                               See 2.1.3.    (line  219)
---perl-regexp:                                 See 2.4.      (line  725)
+--perl-regexp:                                 See 2.4.      (line  718)
 --quiet:                                       See 2.1.3.    (line  225)
 --recursive:                                   See 2.1.6.    (line  441)
 --regexp=PATTERN:                              See 2.1.2.    (line  110)
@@ -1781,11 +1773,11 @@
 -c:                                            See 2.1.3.    (line  152)
 -d:                                            See 2.1.6.    (line  408)
 -D:                                            See 2.1.6.    (line  396)
--E:                                            See 2.4.      (line  714)
+-E:                                            See 2.4.      (line  707)
 -e:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  110)
--F:                                            See 2.4.      (line  719)
+-F:                                            See 2.4.      (line  712)
 -f:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  116)
--G:                                            See 2.4.      (line  709)
+-G:                                            See 2.4.      (line  702)
 -h:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  268)
 -H:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  263)
 -i:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  123)
@@ -1795,171 +1787,170 @@
 -n:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  281)
 -NUM:                                          See 2.1.5.    (line  335)
 -o:                                            See 2.1.3.    (line  219)
--P:                                            See 2.4.      (line  725)
+-P:                                            See 2.4.      (line  718)
 -q:                                            See 2.1.3.    (line  225)
 -R:                                            See 2.1.6.    (line  448)
 -r:                                            See 2.1.6.    (line  441)
 -s:                                            See 2.1.3.    (line  232)
 -T:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  286)
--U:                                            See 2.1.7.    (line  468)
+-U:                                            See 2.1.7.    (line  461)
 -u:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  296)
 -v:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  129)
 -V:                                            See 2.1.1.    (line  101)
 -w:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  134)
 -x:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  143)
 -y:                                            See 2.1.2.    (line  123)
--z:                                            See 2.1.7.    (line  482)
+-z:                                            See 2.1.7.    (line  475)
 -Z:                                            See 2.1.4.    (line  306)
-.:                                             See 3.1.      (line  764)
-?:                                             See 3.1.      (line  767)
-_N_GNU_nonoption_argv_flags_ environment variable:See 2.2.   (line  674)
+.:                                             See 3.1.      (line  757)
+?:                                             See 3.1.      (line  760)
+_N_GNU_nonoption_argv_flags_ environment variable:See 2.2.   (line  667)
 after context:                                 See 2.1.5.    (line  326)
-alnum character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  829)
-alpha character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  834)
-alphabetic characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  834)
-alphanumeric characters:                       See 3.2.      (line  829)
-anchoring:                                     See 3.4.      (line  961)
-asterisk:                                      See 3.1.      (line  770)
-back-reference:                                See 3.5.      (line  969)
-backslash:                                     See 3.3.      (line  927)
-basic regular expressions:                     See 3.6.      (line  981)
+alnum character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  822)
+alpha character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  827)
+alphabetic characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  827)
+alphanumeric characters:                       See 3.2.      (line  822)
+anchoring:                                     See 3.4.      (line  954)
+asterisk:                                      See 3.1.      (line  763)
+back-reference:                                See 3.5.      (line  962)
+backslash:                                     See 3.3.      (line  920)
+basic regular expressions:                     See 3.6.      (line  974)
 before context:                                See 2.1.5.    (line  330)
 binary files:                                  See 2.1.6.    (line  374)
-binary files, MS-DOS/MS-Windows:               See 2.1.7.    (line  468)
-blank character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  839)
-blank characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  839)
-bn GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  619)
-braces, first argument omitted:                See 3.1.      (line  782)
-braces, one argument:                          See 3.1.      (line  776)
-braces, second argument omitted:               See 3.1.      (line  779)
-braces, two arguments:                         See 3.1.      (line  786)
-bracket expression:                            See 3.2.      (line  806)
-Bugs, known:                                   See 5.1.      (line 1208)
-bugs, reporting:                               See 5.        (line 1200)
+binary files, MS-DOS/MS-Windows:               See 2.1.7.    (line  461)
+blank character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  832)
+blank characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  832)
+bn GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  612)
+braces, first argument omitted:                See 3.1.      (line  775)
+braces, one argument:                          See 3.1.      (line  769)
+braces, second argument omitted:               See 3.1.      (line  772)
+braces, two arguments:                         See 3.1.      (line  779)
+bracket expression:                            See 3.2.      (line  799)
+Bugs, known:                                   See 5.1.      (line 1201)
+bugs, reporting:                               See 5.        (line 1193)
 byte offset:                                   See 2.1.4.    (line  255)
 byte offsets, on MS-DOS/MS-Windows:            See 2.1.4.    (line  296)
 case insensitive search:                       See 2.1.2.    (line  123)
 changing name of standard input:               See 2.1.4.    (line  273)
-character class:                               See 3.2.      (line  806)
-character classes:                             See 3.2.      (line  828)
-character type:                                See 2.2.      (line  646)
-classes of characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  828)
-cntrl character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  842)
+character class:                               See 3.2.      (line  799)
+character classes:                             See 3.2.      (line  821)
+character type:                                See 2.2.      (line  639)
+classes of characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  821)
+cntrl character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  835)
 context:                                       See 2.1.5.    (line  335)
 context lines, after match:                    See 2.1.5.    (line  326)
 context lines, before match:                   See 2.1.5.    (line  330)
-control characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  842)
-copying:                                       See 6.        (line 1218)
+control characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  835)
+copying:                                       See 6.        (line 1211)
 counting lines:                                See 2.1.3.    (line  152)
-cx GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  570)
-default options environment variable:          See 2.2.      (line  526)
+cx GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  563)
+default options environment variable:          See 2.2.      (line  519)
 device search:                                 See 2.1.6.    (line  396)
-digit character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  847)
-digit characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  847)
+digit character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  840)
+digit characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  840)
 directory search:                              See 2.1.6.    (line  408)
-dot:                                           See 3.1.      (line  764)
-environment variables:                         See 2.2.      (line  525)
+dot:                                           See 3.1.      (line  757)
+environment variables:                         See 2.2.      (line  518)
 exclude directories:                           See 2.1.6.    (line  428)
 exclude files:                                 See 2.1.6.    (line  419)
-exit status:                                   See 2.3.      (line  687)
-FAQ about grep usage:                          See 4.        (line 1011)
+exit status:                                   See 2.3.      (line  680)
+FAQ about grep usage:                          See 4.        (line 1004)
 files which don't match:                       See 2.1.3.    (line  173)
-fn GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  609)
-graph character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  850)
-graphic characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  850)
-grep programs:                                 See 2.4.      (line  699)
-GREP_COLOR environment variable:               See 2.2.      (line  543)
-GREP_COLORS environment variable:              See 2.2.      (line  554)
-GREP_OPTIONS environment variable:             See 2.2.      (line  526)
+fn GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  602)
+graph character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  843)
+graphic characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  843)
+grep programs:                                 See 2.4.      (line  692)
+GREP_COLOR environment variable:               See 2.2.      (line  536)
+GREP_COLORS environment variable:              See 2.2.      (line  547)
+GREP_OPTIONS environment variable:             See 2.2.      (line  519)
 group separator:                               See 2.1.5.    (line  338)
-hexadecimal digits:                            See 3.2.      (line  876)
-highlight markers:                             See 2.2.      (line  543)
+hexadecimal digits:                            See 3.2.      (line  869)
+highlight markers:                             See 2.2.      (line  536)
 highlight, color, colour:                      See 2.1.3.    (line  158)
 include files:                                 See 2.1.6.    (line  436)
-interval specifications:                       See 3.6.      (line  985)
+interval specifications:                       See 3.6.      (line  978)
 invert matching:                               See 2.1.2.    (line  129)
-LANG environment variable:                     See 2.2.      (line  646)
-language of messages:                          See 2.2.      (line  660)
-LC_ALL environment variable:                   See 2.2.      (line  646)
-LC_COLLATE environment variable:               See 2.2.      (line  646)
-LC_CTYPE environment variable:                 See 2.2.      (line  653)
-LC_MESSAGES environment variable:              See 2.2.      (line  660)
+LANG environment variable:                     See 2.2.      (line  639)
+language of messages:                          See 2.2.      (line  653)
+LC_ALL environment variable:                   See 2.2.      (line  639)
+LC_COLLATE environment variable:               See 2.2.      (line  639)
+LC_CTYPE environment variable:                 See 2.2.      (line  646)
+LC_MESSAGES environment variable:              See 2.2.      (line  653)
 line buffering:                                See 2.1.7.    (line  456)
 line numbering:                                See 2.1.4.    (line  281)
-ln GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  614)
-lower character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  853)
-lower-case letters:                            See 3.2.      (line  853)
-match expression at most M times:              See 3.1.      (line  782)
-match expression at most once:                 See 3.1.      (line  767)
-match expression from N to M times:            See 3.1.      (line  786)
-match expression N or more times:              See 3.1.      (line  779)
-match expression N times:                      See 3.1.      (line  776)
-match expression one or more times:            See 3.1.      (line  773)
-match expression zero or more times:           See 3.1.      (line  770)
+ln GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  607)
+lower character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  846)
+lower-case letters:                            See 3.2.      (line  846)
+match expression at most M times:              See 3.1.      (line  775)
+match expression at most once:                 See 3.1.      (line  760)
+match expression from N to M times:            See 3.1.      (line  779)
+match expression N or more times:              See 3.1.      (line  772)
+match expression N times:                      See 3.1.      (line  769)
+match expression one or more times:            See 3.1.      (line  766)
+match expression zero or more times:           See 3.1.      (line  763)
 match the whole line:                          See 2.1.2.    (line  143)
-matching basic regular expressions:            See 2.4.      (line  709)
-matching extended regular expressions:         See 2.4.      (line  714)
-matching fixed strings:                        See 2.4.      (line  719)
-matching Perl regular expressions:             See 2.4.      (line  725)
+matching basic regular expressions:            See 2.4.      (line  702)
+matching extended regular expressions:         See 2.4.      (line  707)
+matching fixed strings:                        See 2.4.      (line  712)
+matching Perl regular expressions:             See 2.4.      (line  718)
 matching whole words:                          See 2.1.2.    (line  134)
 max-count:                                     See 2.1.3.    (line  186)
-mc GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  601)
-memory mapped input:                           See 2.1.7.    (line  460)
-message language:                              See 2.2.      (line  660)
-ms GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  593)
-MS-DOS/MS-Windows binary files:                See 2.1.7.    (line  468)
+mc GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  594)
+message language:                              See 2.2.      (line  653)
+ms GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  586)
+MS-DOS/MS-Windows binary files:                See 2.1.7.    (line  461)
 MS-DOS/MS-Windows byte offsets:                See 2.1.4.    (line  296)
-mt GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  585)
+mt GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  578)
 names of matching files:                       See 2.1.3.    (line  179)
-national language support:                     See 2.2.      (line  646)
-ne GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  631)
-NLS:                                           See 2.2.      (line  646)
+national language support:                     See 2.2.      (line  639)
+ne GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  624)
+NLS:                                           See 2.2.      (line  639)
 no filename prefix:                            See 2.1.4.    (line  268)
-numeric characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  847)
+numeric characters:                            See 3.2.      (line  840)
 only matching:                                 See 2.1.3.    (line  219)
-palindromes:                                   See 4.        (line 1133)
+palindromes:                                   See 4.        (line 1126)
 pattern from file:                             See 2.1.2.    (line  116)
 pattern list:                                  See 2.1.2.    (line  110)
-period:                                        See 3.1.      (line  764)
-plus sign:                                     See 3.1.      (line  773)
-POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable:          See 2.2.      (line  665)
-print character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  858)
+period:                                        See 3.1.      (line  757)
+plus sign:                                     See 3.1.      (line  766)
+POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable:          See 2.2.      (line  658)
+print character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  851)
 print non-matching lines:                      See 2.1.2.    (line  129)
-printable characters:                          See 3.2.      (line  858)
-punct character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  861)
-punctuation characters:                        See 3.2.      (line  861)
-question mark:                                 See 3.1.      (line  767)
+printable characters:                          See 3.2.      (line  851)
+punct character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  854)
+punctuation characters:                        See 3.2.      (line  854)
+question mark:                                 See 3.1.      (line  760)
 quiet, silent:                                 See 2.1.3.    (line  225)
-range expression:                              See 3.2.      (line  812)
+range expression:                              See 3.2.      (line  805)
 recursive search:                              See 2.1.6.    (line  441)
-regular expressions:                           See 3.        (line  739)
-return status:                                 See 2.3.      (line  687)
-rv GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  579)
+regular expressions:                           See 3.        (line  732)
+return status:                                 See 2.3.      (line  680)
+rv GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  572)
 searching directory trees:                     See 2.1.6.    (line  419)
 searching for a pattern:                       See 1.        (line   55)
-sl GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  562)
-space character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  866)
-space characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  866)
-subexpression:                                 See 3.5.      (line  969)
+sl GREP_COLORS capability:                     See 2.2.      (line  555)
+space character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  859)
+space characters:                              See 3.2.      (line  859)
+subexpression:                                 See 3.5.      (line  962)
 suppress binary data:                          See 2.1.6.    (line  374)
 suppress error messages:                       See 2.1.3.    (line  232)
 symbolic links:                                See 2.1.6.    (line  408)
 tab-aligned content lines:                     See 2.1.4.    (line  286)
-translation of message language:               See 2.2.      (line  660)
-upper character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  871)
-upper-case letters:                            See 3.2.      (line  871)
+translation of message language:               See 2.2.      (line  653)
+upper character class:                         See 3.2.      (line  864)
+upper-case letters:                            See 3.2.      (line  864)
 usage summary, printing:                       See 2.1.1.    (line   96)
-usage, examples:                               See 4.        (line 1000)
-using grep, Q&A:                               See 4.        (line 1011)
-variants of grep:                              See 2.4.      (line  699)
+usage, examples:                               See 4.        (line  993)
+using grep, Q&A:                               See 4.        (line 1004)
+variants of grep:                              See 2.4.      (line  692)
 version, printing:                             See 2.1.1.    (line  101)
-whitespace characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  866)
+whitespace characters:                         See 3.2.      (line  859)
 with filename prefix:                          See 2.1.4.    (line  263)
-xdigit character class:                        See 3.2.      (line  876)
-xdigit class:                                  See 3.2.      (line  876)
+xdigit character class:                        See 3.2.      (line  869)
+xdigit class:                                  See 3.2.      (line  869)
 zero-terminated file names:                    See 2.1.4.    (line  306)
-zero-terminated lines:                         See 2.1.7.    (line  482)
-{,M}:                                          See 3.1.      (line  782)
-{N,M}:                                         See 3.1.      (line  786)
-{N,}:                                          See 3.1.      (line  779)
-{N}:                                           See 3.1.      (line  776)
+zero-terminated lines:                         See 2.1.7.    (line  475)
+{,M}:                                          See 3.1.      (line  775)
+{N,M}:                                         See 3.1.      (line  779)
+{N,}:                                          See 3.1.      (line  772)
+{N}:                                           See 3.1.      (line  769)



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