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[Bug 1511507] [NEW] Not showing match with colour switch

 

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce.

Command
$ grep '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt 

shows nothing (blank line) in terminal.

At the same time:
$ grep '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt | hexdump -C
00000000  67 50 6f 72 74 20 3d 20  50 6f 72 74 0d 0a        |gPort = Port..|
0000000e

And:
$ grep --colour=never '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt 
gPort = Port

Info about file:
$ hexdump -C /tmp/test.string.txt
00000000  67 50 6f 72 74 20 3d 20  50 6f 72 74 0d 0a        |gPort = Port..|
0000000e

File is in attachment.

Expected result is to show match with colour highlight.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: grep 2.16-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-66.108-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-66-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Oct 29 18:36:08 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-24 (1861 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
SourcePackage: grep
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-10-03 (391 days ago)

** Affects: grep (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

** Attachment added: "test.string.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511507/+attachment/4508691/+files/test.string.txt

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Title:
  Not showing match with colour switch

Status in grep package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce.

  Command
  $ grep '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt 

  shows nothing (blank line) in terminal.

  At the same time:
  $ grep '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt | hexdump -C
  00000000  67 50 6f 72 74 20 3d 20  50 6f 72 74 0d 0a        |gPort = Port..|
  0000000e

  And:
  $ grep --colour=never '\WPort\W' /tmp/test.string.txt 
  gPort = Port

  Info about file:
  $ hexdump -C /tmp/test.string.txt
  00000000  67 50 6f 72 74 20 3d 20  50 6f 72 74 0d 0a        |gPort = Port..|
  0000000e

  File is in attachment.

  Expected result is to show match with colour highlight.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: grep 2.16-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-66.108-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-66-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Oct 29 18:36:08 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-24 (1861 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
  SourcePackage: grep
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-10-03 (391 days ago)

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