[comp.unix.questions] grep, egrep, fgrep

pjh@mccc.edu (Peter J. Holsberg) (04/18/91)

Was there ever (or is there now) a UNIX or UNIX derivative that had
egrep and fgrep but no grep?

Thanks,
Pete
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gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (04/19/91)

In article <1991Apr17.175150.21377@mccc.edu> pjh@mccc.edu (Peter J. Holsberg) writes:
>Was there ever (or is there now) a UNIX or UNIX derivative that had
>egrep and fgrep but no grep?

Not to my knowledge.  I have heard of merged implementations that select
the appropriate algorithm based on how you invoke the command.