GNU bug report logs - #77000
grep.in.1: use the macro '.B' for one argument

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Bjarni Ingi Gislaosn <bjarniig <at> simnet.is>

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Bjarni Ingi Gislaosn <bjarniig <at> simnet.is>
To: bug-grep <at> gnu.org
Subject: grep.in.1: use the macro '.B' for one argument
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:17:34 +0000

--- grep.in.1	2025-03-13 20:55:51.123248073 +0000
+++ grep.in.1.new	2025-03-13 21:12:07.809760485 +0000
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ In basic regular expressions the meta-ch
 .BR | ,
 .BR ( ,
 and
-.BR )
+.B )
 lose their special meaning; instead use the backslashed
 versions
 .BR \e? ,
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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bjarni Ingi Gislaosn <bjarniig <at> simnet.is>
Cc: 77000-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77000: grep.in.1: use the macro '.B' for one argument
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:37:21 -0700

On 3/13/25 14:17, Bjarni Ingi Gislaosn wrote:
> -.BR )
> +.B )

Thanks, I installed that.
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