[Bug 374807] Re: grep does not work for UTF-16 files

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grep (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  grep does not work for UTF-16 files

Status in “grep” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grep

  Release: 
      Description:    Ubuntu 9.04
      Release:        9.04

  Package:
      grep:
        Installed: 2.5.3~dfsg-6ubuntu1
        Candidate: 2.5.3~dfsg-6ubuntu1
        Version table:
       *** 2.5.3~dfsg-6ubuntu1 0
              500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
              100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  When grep-ing a UTF-16 file, I expected results for the search pattern
  I was using.  However, no matches were found (using grep without
  options and 'grep -hi').

  I am not sure what program initially created the file as I received
  them via email from a Windows user.  I have attached part of the file
  for testing (I have gzipped the file to reduce any risk of the browser
  mangling it).  'file' returns the filetype as 'Little-endian UTF-16
  Unicode character data, with CRLF, CR line terminators'.  I have
  attached a gzip extract of the file (just the first ten lines returned
  from 'head').

  Other text utilities such as cat, less, head, tail and vim have no
  problem dealing with the file.  So far as I have found, only grep
  cannot handle the file.

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