See e.g., egrep(1) [https://linux.die.net/man/1/egrep]:
> two variant programs egrep and fgrep are available. egrep is the same
> as grep -E. fgrep is the same as grep -F. Direct invocation as either
> egrep or fgrep is deprecated
See also the rationale of the POSIX description of grep
(https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/grep.html):
> This grep has been enhanced in an upwards-compatible way to provide
> the exact functionality of the historical egrep and fgrep commands as
> well. It was the clear intention of the standard developers to
> consolidate the three greps into a single command.
Closes: #839
Robert Schmidt