Stefano Lattarini wrote: > 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.
I find the new behavior more useful, too. Before its addition, I would sometimes type "grep -r PATTERN", and it would take a few seconds for me to realize the lack of output was not due to a big directory with no matches, but due to that old grep waiting for something on standard input. That was frustrating, so I do appreciate the new behavior and would like to retain it.
