grep

Description:GNU regular expression matcher
License: GPL-3+
Homepage:https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
Location:Portage
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  • ~ - unstable
  • M - hardmask
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USE flags

  • egrep-fgrep - Install deprecated 'egrep' and 'fgrep' wrappers for 'grep -E' and 'grep -F' respectively. GNU grep 3.8 onwards warns about their usage by default, but the versions installed by this flag do not. No deprecation warnings are emitted when this flag is enabled.
  • nls - Add Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
  • pcre - Add support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
  • static - !!do not set this during bootstrap!! Causes binaries to be statically linked instead of dynamically
  • verify-sig - Verify upstream signatures on distfiles

Security Advisory

Date Severity Title
about 9 years normal grep: Denial of Service
almost 10 years normal grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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