since 3.8, egrep and fgrep print a warning which can cause many issues with programs not expecting this behaviour --- a/src/egrep.sh +++ b/src/egrep.sh @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ #!@SHELL@ cmd=${0##*/} -echo "$cmd: warning: $cmd is obsolescent; using @grep@ @option@" >&2 exec @grep@ @option@ "$@"