From: Miles Bader Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:47:19 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] grep: do not do external grep on skip-worktree entries Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87ljgfgbl0.fsf@catnip.gol.com> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Miles Bader wrote: >> Then please at least make the second grep "grep ext-grep", droping "-e --" >> from it.  We assume some implementation of external grep to lack "-e" >> (e.g. Solaris). > > Isn't "-e" a "classic" grep option tho? Hmm, a bit of googling, and it seems that while 7th Edition unix (as classic as I get) had -e, solaris indeed doesn't.... -miles -- Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.