On Thursday 24 April 2008, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > $ grep --version > grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1 > > Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is > NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > PURPOSE. > > $ pkg version grep > grep 2.5.1.ds2-6build1 > $ echo abc | grep -o '^.' > a > b > c > $ > > I think it should print just one line; `a'.
bug reports should usually go to the bug tracking page rather than reported to the mailing list ... this issue though has already been fixed in grep-2.5.3 as noted by someone else recently on the mailing list -mike
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