Re: security issue?

[Stephen Morris]

On 29/11/24 10:59, Barry wrote:
> > On 28 Nov 2024, at 22:45, Stephen Morris wrote:
> >
> > being /usr/bin/egrep and /usr/bin/fgrep because it has said they have been replaced by a script, is that standard Fedora?
>
> Did you check what was in the files and where they were installed from?
>
> The scripts print a warning message then run grep.
>
> $ cat /usr/bin/fgrep
> #!/usr/bin/sh
> cmd=${0##*/}
> echo "$cmd: warning: $cmd is obsolescent; using grep -F" >&2
> exec grep -F "$@"
>
> At some point the scripts will be dropped.
>
> It is by design.
>
> Barry

Thanks Barry, I checked both of them and they are both what you have shown.

regards,
Steve
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