Point out the problems with Emacs broken grep commands

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Gerard Vermeulen 2023-07-14 08:28:56 +02:00
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[[https://www.genivia.com/get-ugrep.html][Ugrep]] is an ultra fast grep with interactive query UI and fuzzy search. The
pages [[https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep#emacs][Using ugrep within Emacs]] and [[https://manueluberti.eu/emacs/2022/08/07/emacs-ugrep/][Ugrep in Emacs]] show how to make Emacs use it
with [[info:emacs#Grep Searching][lgrep]] and [[info:emacs#Xref][xref]]. Listing [[lst:set-grep+xref-options][set =grep= and =xref= options]] shows my
implementation of the suggestions on those pages.
implementation of the suggestions on those pages. *To do*:
1. None of the commands listed in [[info:emacs#Grep Searching][Searching with Grep under Emacs (info)]]
works on my system with the exception of ~lgrep~ when using [[https://www.genivia.com/get-ugrep.html][ugrep]].
2. None of the ~grep~, ~agrep~, ~egrep~, ~fgrep~, and ~glimpse~ builtins listed
in [[info:eshell#Built-ins][Eshell builtins (info)]] works.
#+caption[Set =grep= and =xref= options to use =ugrep= when available]:
#+caption: Set =grep= and =xref= options to use =ugrep= when available.