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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:55:35 -0600
From: Eric Blake <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Bug in grep when -i used with -o and/or --color=auto
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According to Gary Johnson on 9/24/2008 5:17 PM:
> Cygwin's grep appears to give incorrect results when given the -i 
> option in combination with the --color=auto and/or -o options.

This is a known upstream bug in grep, which has since been fixed upstream.
 Upstream is now at 2.5.3, so maybe it's time for the cygwin grep package
maintainer to roll a new release.

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Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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