bug#47649: grep bug report - improper handling of file symlinks with -r option

2021-08-07 Thread Chris Drake
Hi Jim, Looks like the -r and -R got mixed up? What is now the "-R" behaves the same way as the original "-r", and now the new "-r" behaves differently. For backwards-compatibility, the original behaviour should have been preserved, and the new feature assigned to a new switch ? On Sat, Aug 7,

bug#47649: grep bug report - improper handling of file symlinks with -r option

2021-08-07 Thread Jim Meyering
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 4:43 AM Chris Drake wrote: > Looks like the -r and -R got mixed up? > > What is now the "-R" behaves the same way as the original "-r", and now the > new "-r" behaves differently. > > For backwards-compatibility, the original behaviour should have been > preserved, and the