[Bug 1165740] [NEW] zgrep recursive search not working

[Jordan Meek]

Public bug reported:

Grep Version: 2.12
Ubuntu Version: 12.10

Running "zgrep -r" reports the following message:

/bin/zgrep: -r: option not supported

Since the man page for zgrep indicates that all options are passed
directly to grep I would assume that all grep options are supported by
zgrep. If gnu zgrep does not support all grep options then the man page
should indicate this.

As a side note, BSD zgrep does support recursive search.

** Affects: grep (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  zgrep recursive search not working

Status in “grep” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Grep Version: 2.12
  Ubuntu Version: 12.10

  Running "zgrep -r" reports the following message:

  /bin/zgrep: -r: option not supported

  Since the man page for zgrep indicates that all options are passed
  directly to grep I would assume that all grep options are supported by
  zgrep. If gnu zgrep does not support all grep options then the man
  page should indicate this.

  As a side note, BSD zgrep does support recursive search.

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