[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
bug#42762: GREP does not support Unicode
From: |
carlo |
Subject: |
bug#42762: GREP does not support Unicode |
Date: |
Sat, 8 Aug 2020 18:17:46 +0200 |
Hi Shlomi,
mine does not. Maybe this version is too old. I got it with a GIT installation.
So I will look for an updated one.
Kind regards
-----Original Message-----
From: Shlomi Fish <shlomif@shlomifish.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 17:16
To: carlo@kwpg.info
Cc: 42762@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42762: GREP does not support Unicode
Hi Carlo!
On Sat, 8 Aug 2020 15:13:40 +0200
<carlo@kwpg.info> wrote:
> Its 2020.
>
> GREP really should support Unicode. (UTF-16, UTF-8, with and without
> signature) Format recognition wouldn't have to be automatic; command
> line switches would be sufficient.
>
>From what I recall gnu grep has supported UTF-8 and unicode for years. E.g:
«
shlomif[homepage]:$trunk$ rg -n 'שלום' src/humour/fortunes/shlomif.xml 8120:the
Hebrew Wikipedia. סעי לשלום - המפתחות בפנים!
8690:<saying who="rindolf">archmint: שלום!</saying> shlomif[homepage]:$trunk$
grep -n 'שלום' src/humour/fortunes/shlomif.xml 8120:the Hebrew Wikipedia. סעי
לשלום - המפתחות בפנים!
8690:<saying who="rindolf">archmint: שלום!</saying> shlomif[homepage]:$trunk$
grep --version grep (GNU grep) 3.4 Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by Mike Haertel and others; see
<https://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/tree/AUTHORS>.
shlomif[homepage]:$trunk$ uname -a
Linux telaviv1.shlomifish.org 5.7.12-desktop-1.mga8 #1 SMP Sat Aug 1 21:39:47
UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux shlomif[homepage]:$trunk$ »
note that "שלום" is the hebrew spelling of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom
.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> I am using version Git for Windows v2.25.0
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
>
>
--
Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/
https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/New-versions-of-the-GPL/
Wikipedia has a page about everything including the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_sink .
— https://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html
Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply .