Re: Emulating old -r functionality.

[Stefano Lattarini]

On 12/19/2012 05:44 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
> [SNIP]
> 
> ** New features
> 
>   If no file operand is given, and a command-line -r or equivalent
>   option is given, grep now searches the working directory.  Formerly
>   grep ignored the -r and searched standard input nonrecursively.
>   An -r found in GREP_OPTIONS does not have this new effect.
> 
> I would be in favor of reverting the patch.  I never liked the idea.
> 
> Paolo
> 
FWIW (speaking as a humble user here) I do like that new behaviour,
and I'd prefer not to see it reverted.

Regards,
  Stefano