Re: grep problem

[Paul Eggert]

> From: Gary Richardson <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:12:56 -0500
>
> address@hidden logs]# grep rediron2 daemon.log
> Binary file daemon.log matches
> 
> Has grep changed or is this an error?

Most likely your daemon.log is corrupted, and has NULs in it, which
causes grep (and other utilities) to assume it's a binary file.  Use
"grep -a" if you want to see the NULs.