1This is GNU grep, the "fastest grep in the west" (we hope).  All
2bugs reported in previous releases have been fixed.  Many exciting new
3bugs have probably been introduced in this revision.
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5GNU grep is provided "as is" with no warranty.  The exact terms
6under which you may use and (re)distribute this program are detailed
7in the GNU General Public License, in the file COPYING.
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9GNU grep is based on a fast lazy-state deterministic matcher (about
10twice as fast as stock Unix egrep) hybridized with a Boyer-Moore-Gosper
11search for a fixed string that eliminates impossible text from being
12considered by the full regexp matcher without necessarily having to
13look at every character.  The result is typically many times faster
14than Unix grep or egrep.  (Regular expressions containing backreferencing
15will run more slowly, however.)
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17See the files AUTHORS and THANKS for a list of authors and other contributors.
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19See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions.
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21See the file NEWS for a description of major changes in this release.
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23See the file TODO for ideas on how you could help us improve grep.
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25Send bug reports to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org.  Be sure to
26include the word "grep" in your Subject: header field.
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