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1Version 2.4.1
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3 - If the final byte of an input file is not a newline, grep now silently
4 supplies one.
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1 - The new option --binary-files=TYPE makes grep assume that a binary input
2 file is of type TYPE.
3 --binary-files='binary' (the default) outputs a 1-line summary of matches.
4 --binary-files='without-match' assumes binary files do not match.
5 --binary-files='text' treats binary files as text
6 - The new option --binary-files=TYPE makes grep assume that a binary input
7 file is of type TYPE.
8 --binary-files='binary' (the default) outputs a 1-line summary of matches.
9 --binary-files='without-match' assumes binary files do not match.
10 --binary-files='text' treats binary files as text
6 (equivalent to -a or --text).
11 (equivalent to the -a or --text option).
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12
13 - New option -I; equivalent to --binary-files='without-match'.
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8Version 2.4:
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10 - egrep is now equivalent to `grep -E' as required by POSIX,
11 removing a longstanding source of confusion and incompatibility.
12 `grep' is now more forgiving about stray `{'s, for backward
13 compatibility with traditional egrep.
14
15 - The lower bound of an interval is not optional.

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15Version 2.4:
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17 - egrep is now equivalent to `grep -E' as required by POSIX,
18 removing a longstanding source of confusion and incompatibility.
19 `grep' is now more forgiving about stray `{'s, for backward
20 compatibility with traditional egrep.
21
22 - The lower bound of an interval is not optional.

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