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bug#15483: POSIXLY_CORRECT documentation vis a vis some simple EREs
From: |
Glenn Golden |
Subject: |
bug#15483: POSIXLY_CORRECT documentation vis a vis some simple EREs |
Date: |
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:39:44 -0600 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> [2013-10-14 10:53:13 -0700]:
>
> I wouldn't bother with grep.1, as it's not the real documentation.
> Instead, I suggest a patch against the grep manual, which is
> in Texinfo format.
>
> I suggest adding something to the paragraph that talks about POSIXLY_CORRECT.
>
Good idea, I'll concentrate the efforts there.
However, since the man page is clearly deficient wrt documentation of
_application_ conformance, I will also submit a short patch to grep.1 which
simply suggests that the reader refer to the info(1) doc for more detailed
discussion of conformance issues. That should cover all bases.