#722529 zgrep on a directory silently fails

Package:
gzip
Source:
gzip
Description:
GNU compression utilities
Submitter:
Date:
2013-09-12 00:27:06 UTC
Severity:
minor
#722529#5
Date:
2013-09-12 00:22:50 UTC
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At least zgrep should print an error, like grep does.
$ zgrep wats /usr/share/doc/parted/
$  grep wats /usr/share/doc/parted/
grep: /usr/share/doc/parted/: Is a directory