GNU bug report logs - #29778
grep seems to ignore GREP_OPTIONS

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Dennis <grep+user <at> mgssub.com>

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 04:56:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: unreproducible

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From: Dennis <grep+user <at> mgssub.com>
To: Grep Bugs <bug-grep <at> gnu.org>
Subject: grep seems to ignore GREP_OPTIONS
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:29:20 -0600

For a long time I have used GREP_OPTIONS to set the
--ignore-case option. Suddenly it seems to be ignoring it.

I am running Debian Jessie and grep 2.20
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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Dennis <grep+user <at> mgssub.com>, 29778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29778: grep seems to ignore GREP_OPTIONS
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:54:03 -0800

On 12/19/2017 06:29 PM, Dennis wrote:
> For a long time I have used GREP_OPTIONS to set the
> --ignore-case option. Suddenly it seems to be ignoring it.

That's odd, since (though GREP_OPTIONS is obsolescent) it should work, 
with a warning. From the NEWS file:

>   The GREP_OPTIONS environment variable is now obsolescent, and grep
>   now warns if it is used.  Please use an alias or script instead.
Please send us the grep version number, how you built and installed 
grep, and give a test case showing how to reproduce the problem. In the 
long run I suggest that you also look into solving your problem without 
using GREP_OPTIONS.
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From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: Dennis <grep+user <at> mgssub.com>
Cc: 29778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29778: grep seems to ignore GREP_OPTIONS
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:34:31 -0700

Dennis wrote:
> For a long time I have used GREP_OPTIONS to set the
> --ignore-case option. Suddenly it seems to be ignoring it.
> 
> I am running Debian Jessie and grep 2.20

I cannot reproduce this problem on Debian Jessie 8 using grep 2.20
from the Debian distribution.  Here is my test case.

  rwp <at> rainy:~$ echo ONE | GREP_OPTIONS= grep one

  rwp <at> rainy:~$ echo ONE | GREP_OPTIONS=--ignore-case grep one
  ONE

  rwp <at> rainy:~$ echo ONE | env -i GREP_OPTIONS=--ignore-case grep one
  ONE

  rwp <at> rainy:~$ grep --version
  grep (GNU grep) 2.20

Works for me.

Perhaps you have some incompatible LC_COLLATE and LC_CTYPE variables
mixing?

Bob
Added tag(s) unreproducible. Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:51:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 29778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Dennis <grep+user <at> mgssub.com> Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:51:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 29354 29778. Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:51:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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