Fixed in Intrepid. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates if
you would like to pursue
a fix in stable releases.
Thanks for your help.
** Changed in: grep (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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egrep -o '^..' Doesn't Match Start of Line Correctly.
https://bugs.lau
** Also affects: grep via
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?11579
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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egrep -o '^..' Doesn't Match Start of Line Correctly.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210890
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The GNU grep folks know about this problem. It's their
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?11579
Based on this Changelog entry,
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/grep/ChangeLog?root=grep&r1=1.279&r2=1.280
it appears they've fixed it already. Revision 1.280 of Changelog was
released in their v
Confirmed
this also happens with grep (egrep calls grep but simply add the -E
option)
end of line ($) seems to works correctly (even on file with multiple
line):
$ echo 0123456789 | grep -o '..$'
89
$
it looks to me like, grep, once it has matched with something, simply starts
the "new line" w
