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Re: We need steenking patches (Re: Cygwin kill utility...)
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:49:05 -0400
- Subject: Re: We need steenking patches (Re: Cygwin kill utility...)
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On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 12:37:10PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>I'll see what I can do about upgrading to using a more modern view which
>allows search. I assume that the contribution floodgate will open.
Actually, I guess I won't. Here's what the web browsing software has to
say about searching:
## use_re_search: Enable regular expression search of files in a directory.
##
## SECURITY WARNING: Since a user can enter the regular expression, it
## is possible for them to enter an expression with many alternatives
## and a lot of backtracking. Executing that search over thousands of
## lines over dozens of files can easily tie up a server for a long
## period of time. This option should only be used on sites with
cgf
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