GNU grep 2.0 Release Notes

Note:
Some of the links in this file point to online documents which require additional installation.

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What is GNU grep ?

The GNU version of grep, a fast pattern-matching utility. Utilizes the fast lazy-state deterministic matcher (about twice as fast as the stock Unix egrep) hybridized with a Boyer-Moore algorithm. It is generally faster that any other vanilla UNIX version of grep. Also, compared to the vanilla SGI version, it has some additional and useful options like -w to match on full word boundaries.

You definitely want this and no other version of grep!

See the man pages for further details.

Author's Notice(s) and Contact Address:

GNU packages are distributed under the FSF (Free Software Foundation) "Copyleft" which includes the GPL (GNU public license) and the Library GPL.

GNU grep was written and enhanced over the years by scores of people on the net.

Suggestions and bug reports for these programs can be mailed to:
bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu. Include the word "grep" in your Subject: header field.

Builder Notice(s):

Built and packaged for SGI by Ariel Faigon who is afraid emails for support would have to be silently ignored. Patches and constructive suggestions for improvement are welcome.

Installation Information

GNU grep subsystems

fw_GNUgrep.sw.*

Execution only environment. The grep executable (and fgrep/egrep links).

fw_GNUgrep.man.*

Man pages, release notes, & texinfo documentation.

fw_GNUgrep.src.*

Full source distribution.

Installation Method

All of the subsystems for this product can be installed using IRIX. You do not need to use the miniroot. Refer to the Software Installation Administrator's Guide for complete installation instructions.

Compatibility

This software is compatible with IRIX 5.3 and IRIX 6.x.
In the GNU distribution, fgrep and egrep are (cleverly) just links to grep.