[Bug 1389430] Re: egrep dependency on /bin/bash prevents egrep use in .bash_profile

[Matthias Klose]

fixed in wily

** Changed in: grep (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  egrep dependency on /bin/bash prevents egrep use in .bash_profile

Status in grep package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  julian at ip-10-0-2-91:~$ head -n 1 /bin/egrep
  #!/bin/bash

  This prevents egrep from being used in .bash_profile, since that
  creates in infinite loop.

  Debian's latest grep package has that fixed:

  grep (2.20-4) unstable; urgency=medium

    * d/patches/05-grep-wrapper-sh.patch: egrep and fgrep wrap scripts use sh
      instead of bash. The patch also removes the possible call ./grep (looking
      for it in the working directory) (Closes: #762427, #762917).

  Please update the grep package in Ubuntu, and in Utopic in particular.

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