Bug#368575: < grep --color -i > does not behave as expected.

[JL Lacroix]

Package: grep
Version: 2.5.1.ds1-4

The color highlight does not behave consistently.


$ echo hello Linux | grep --color -i 'l'
hello Linux
  ^^  ^
--> match and highlight ok.


$ echo hello Linux | grep --color -i 'L'
hello Linux

--> match ok but no highlight.

Possible workaround by using option -F
$ echo hello Linux | grep --color -i -F 'L'
hello Linux
  ^^  ^
--> match and highlight ok. 

Debian  3.1
Kernel  2.4.27
Libc6   2.3.2.ds1-22sarge3