From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#44409: Example in manual no longer works Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:16:18 +0200 Message-ID: <8CA5025D-C9C5-4371-9636-8A04A46D9806@gnu.org> References: <87mtzzj9fa.5.fsf@jidanni.org> <31F4D2BA-185A-484B-845D-8C812B2D9B30@gnu.org> <87tuu6j2zq.5.fsf@jidanni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="3020"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android Cc: 44409@debbugs.gnu.org To: =?UTF-8?Q?=E7=A9=8D=E4=B8=B9=E5=B0=BC?= Dan Jacobson Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 03 12:17:15 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuJP-0000fW-Fs for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:17:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33316 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuJO-00059i-CU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:17:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33612) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuJC-000580-7D for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:17:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:60272) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuJB-00037N-UD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:17:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuJB-0002sC-Nq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:17:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:17:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 44409 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-Debbugs-Original-Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, 44409@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.160440218810984 (code B ref -1); Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:17:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Nov 2020 11:16:28 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43582 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuId-0002r6-Q5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:16:28 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:49464) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuIb-0002qx-Np for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:16:26 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33424) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuIb-0004lH-II for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:16:25 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:41555) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuIb-0002wG-4g; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:16:25 -0500 Original-Received: from [2a02:14f:1fe:933f::ad2b:d8fd] (port=44658) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kZuIa-0003Ik-Dp; Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:16:25 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87tuu6j2zq.5.fsf@jidanni.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:192597 Archived-At: On November 3, 2020 9:47:37 AM GMT+02:00, "=E7=A9=8D=E4=B8=B9=E5=B0=BC Dan = Jacobson" wrote: > $ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd > /etc/motd:2:The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are > free software; > /etc/motd:3:the exact distribution terms for each program are > described in the=2E=2E=2E > $ grep --color -nH --null -e a /etc/motd | grep x > Binary file (standard input) matches The example in the manual doesn't mention /etc/motd of any other binary fi= le=2E It uses text files, where this issue doesn't exist=2E If you are seeking information for how to use Grep with binary files, you = should be looking in the Grep manual, not the Emacs manual=2E > >>>>> "EZ" =3D=3D Eli Zaretskii writes: > EZ> And what is the significance of --null for this purpose? >=20 > grep -nH -e >=20 > is not the current emacs prompt=2E It is an older emacs prompt=2E >=20 > The current emacs prompt is >=20 > grep --color -nH --null -e Yes, but you need to edit that prompt anyway in order to type the command = with a pipe, so the original prompt doesn't matter much=2E I see no problem here that needs tk be fixed=2E