[net.unix-wizards] btl grep vs ucb grep

HOLSTEGE@CIT-20@sri-unix (05/28/82)

Date: 28 Apr 1982 2218-PDT
Bell's grep, when it finds an error in the regular expression, complains
and exits. UCB's grep, complains and continues, and as a result, spits
out an unending chain (or maybe one per line) of 'RE error' messages.
Is there any reason for it not exiting as does btl's?
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