GNU bug report logs - #62090
Document how to perl's //s //m //sm etc.

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 22:52:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: Document how to perl's //s //m //sm etc.
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:11:45 +0800

(info "(grep) grep Programs") should mention how to deal with
/.../sm perl flags.
Sure, /.../i would be just -i ...,
but how to deal with the other perl flags.

(I.e.,' m   Treat string as multiple lines.')
or mention that that could never be implemented, as grep is line based etc.
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