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From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
To: Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: problem with grep
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:51:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bmed7oml.fsf@fliptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pbav1s$itq$1@dont-email.me>

Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> writes:

> "Stanke, Fred" <fstanke@nanometrics.com> writes:
>
>> I am not a unix guy, but I've come to depend on emacs after using it for decades.
>>
>> I have a problem, grep does not work.  How do I fix it?
> ...
>> 'grep' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>
> When I had to use Windows, I found the path of least resistance was to

A lot of people use Git, also on Windows, typically the Git for Windows
installation. On Windows I have found the path of least resistance to be
to use the Gnu tools provided with the Git installation. There is some
talk about the file structure here:
https://superuser.com/questions/1053633/what-is-git-bash-for-windows-anyway#1053657



  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-04-20 17:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.12709.1524098682.27995.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-04-19 16:19 ` problem with grep Ben Bacarisse
2018-04-19 17:49   ` Emanuel Berg
2018-04-19 20:43 ` Dan Espen
2018-04-20  6:40   ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]   ` <mailman.12761.1524206448.27995.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-04-20 11:53     ` Rusi
2018-04-20 13:00       ` Eli Zaretskii
     [not found]       ` <mailman.12772.1524229233.27995.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-04-20 19:11         ` James K. Lowden
2018-04-20 17:51   ` Tomas Nordin [this message]
2018-04-19  0:16 Stanke, Fred
2018-04-19  6:38 ` Eli Zaretskii

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