# Is there a problem with the tester? What is this situation? I have already output it

**URL:** <https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702>\
**Category:** Challenges\
**Tags:** challenge:grep\
**Created:** [December 29, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702 "2025-12-29T08:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![HnustLzh2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/hnustlzh2/32/20377_2.png) [@HnustLzh2](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/HnustLzh2)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702/1 "2025-12-29T08:27:07Z")

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[tester::#OL9] Running tests for Stage #OL9 (File Search - Search a multi-line file)  
[tester::#OL9] [setup] echo “orange” \> “fruits-6854.txt”  
[tester::#OL9] [setup] echo “grape” \>\> “fruits-6854.txt”  
[tester::#OL9] [setup] echo “blueberry” \>\> “fruits-6854.txt”  
[tester::#OL9] [setup] echo “strawberry” \>\> “fruits-6854.txt”  
[tester::#OL9] $ ./your\_program.sh -E .+berry fruits-6854.txt  
[your\_program] fruits-6854.txt:blueberry  
[your\_program] fruits-6854.txt:strawberry  
[tester::#OL9] ✓ Received exit code 0.  
[tester::#OL9] Expected 2 lines in output, only found 0 matching lines. Missing matches:  
[tester::#OL9] ⨯ “blueberry”  
[tester::#OL9] ⨯ “strawberry”  
[tester::#OL9] Test failed

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**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702/2 "2025-12-29T08:27:07Z")

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Hi, thanks for your post!

I’m currently out of the office for the holidays and will be back on January 5. I’ll get back to you as soon as possible once I return.

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**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702/5 "2026-01-07T04:58:57Z")

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Hey @HnustLzh2, looks like you’ve got past this stage. Let me know if you still need help with this.

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**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702/7 "2026-01-13T12:50:05Z")

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Closing this thread due to inactivity. If you still need assistance, feel free to reopen or start a new discussion!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/7/0/700657133935c15703e22c7c8870394f6e6dc27d.svg) [@system](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/is-there-a-problem-with-the-tester-what-is-this-situation-i-have-already-output-it/15702/8 "2026-01-18T12:50:18Z")

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