tag 27783 notabug thanks On 07/21/2017 02:46 AM, PAYET Matthieu -EXT wrote: > Hello, > > Grep v2.6.3 > >> grep -ri "--help" . > > Displays the help message instead of searching for the requested pattern.
Because you didn't tell grep the options were over. You want: grep -ri -- --help > Same behavior for the pattern "--version" Ditto for any other pattern with a leading '-' - use -- to tell grep that you are done with option parsing and to treat the next argument as a pattern or filename. > CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be > privileged. Sorry, but your disclaimer is unenforceable on publicly-archived lists. Please consider using a personal address to avoid spamming us with your employer's legalese. -- Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. +1-919-301-3266 Virtualization: qemu.org | libvirt.org
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