Eric Blake <ebb9 <at> byu.net> writes: > > +# Check that grep can parse nonprinting characters > +# BSD grep can do so from a pipe, but not a file.
Maybe we should also add a line: +# BSD 'grep -a' does just fine from files, but 'grep -a' is not portable. > - grep ": pass" stdout | $FGREP "$grn" > + cat stdout | grep ": pass" | $FGREP "$grn" Wow - I wrote something that superficially looks like a useless use of cat, but which actually changes the test outcome. -- Eric Blake