Patch Name: PHCO_16192 Patch Description: s700_800 11.00 grep(1),egrep(1),fgrep(1) patch Creation Date: 98/08/19 Post Date: 98/08/21 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.00 s800: 11.00 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: No Category Tags: defect_repair general_release Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_16192 Symptoms: PHCO_16192: grep '' file1 > file2 is inserting null characters in lines that have greater than 2046 characters. Defect Description: PHCO_16192: grep '' file1 > file2 is inserting null characters due to hardcoded (LINE_MAX) buffer size. SR: 5003359000 Patch Files: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /usr/bin/egrep /usr/bin/fgrep /usr/bin/grep what(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /usr/bin/egrep: $Revision: 82.2.1.2 $ PATCH_11_00: grep.o 98/08/19 OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /usr/bin/fgrep: $Revision: 82.2.1.2 $ PATCH_11_00: grep.o 98/08/19 OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: /usr/bin/grep: $Revision: 82.2.1.2 $ PATCH_11_00: grep.o 98/08/19 cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: 3228800957 28672 /usr/bin/egrep OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: 3228800957 28672 /usr/bin/fgrep OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP: 3228800957 28672 /usr/bin/grep Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 50 KBytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHCO_16192 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_16192.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_16192. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, use the patch_save_files option: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -x patch_save_files=false -s /tmp/PHCO_16192.depot WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_16192.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_16192.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_16192.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None