4 files changed, 37 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/modules/core/core-bundle.js b/modules/core/core-bundle.js
index df4563d..a5e9a79 100644
--- a/modules/core/core-bundle.js
+++ b/modules/core/core-bundle.js
@@ -824,7 +824,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
             dir = resolved.dir;
         }
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: an invalid pattern must not throw into the error ledger (packet §8).
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         for (const name of Object.keys(dir.content)) {
             const fullPath = path ? path + '/' + name : name;
             if (regex.test(name)) {
@@ -838,7 +841,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
     }
     grep(pattern, path = '') {
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: see find() above — a bad pattern is a result, not an exception.
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         const files = this.find('.', path).filter(e => e.type === 'file');
         for (const file of files) {
             const content = this.readFile(file.path);
@@ -6636,7 +6642,16 @@ class FileSystemModule {
             }
             const pattern = args[ai]; const target = args[ai + 1];
             if (!pattern) return this.terminal.print('Usage: grep [-n] [-i] [-c] [-l] <pattern> [filename]', 'warning');
-            const re = new RegExp(pattern, opt.ignoreCase ? 'i' : '');
+            // v4.6.64: an invalid pattern is user input, not a system fault. It used to throw
+            // out of the command handler into the error ledger, polluting the counter that
+            // packet §2 says nobody can trust (packet §8).
+            let re;
+            try {
+                re = new RegExp(pattern, opt.ignoreCase ? 'i' : '');
+            } catch (e) {
+                this.terminal.print('grep: invalid pattern: ' + pattern + ' (' + e.message + ')', 'warning');
+                return;
+            }
             const hits = (line) => (opt.invert ? !re.test(line) : re.test(line));
             if (target) {
                 const c = this.terminal.fs.readFile(target);
diff --git a/modules/core/module-fs.js b/modules/core/module-fs.js
index fd1dfc1..415bd92 100644
--- a/modules/core/module-fs.js
+++ b/modules/core/module-fs.js
@@ -238,7 +238,16 @@ class FileSystemModule {
             }
             const pattern = args[ai]; const target = args[ai + 1];
             if (!pattern) return this.terminal.print('Usage: grep [-n] [-i] [-c] [-l] <pattern> [filename]', 'warning');
-            const re = new RegExp(pattern, opt.ignoreCase ? 'i' : '');
+            // v4.6.64: an invalid pattern is user input, not a system fault. It used to throw
+            // out of the command handler into the error ledger, polluting the counter that
+            // packet §2 says nobody can trust (packet §8).
+            let re;
+            try {
+                re = new RegExp(pattern, opt.ignoreCase ? 'i' : '');
+            } catch (e) {
+                this.terminal.print('grep: invalid pattern: ' + pattern + ' (' + e.message + ')', 'warning');
+                return;
+            }
             const hits = (line) => (opt.invert ? !re.test(line) : re.test(line));
             if (target) {
                 const c = this.terminal.fs.readFile(target);
diff --git a/modules/core/module-loader.js b/modules/core/module-loader.js
index 5bf2a4c..abc1a86 100644
--- a/modules/core/module-loader.js
+++ b/modules/core/module-loader.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     // Core module bundle loaded synchronously in main.html.
     // This loader only handles version cache-busting, splash, terminal init, and optional ext modules.
 
-    const LATEST_VER = 'v4.6.63';
+    const LATEST_VER = 'v4.6.64';
     const CACHE = '?v=' + LATEST_VER;
     const stored = localStorage.getItem('webx11_cache_ver');
     if (stored !== LATEST_VER) {
diff --git a/modules/core/virtual-fs.js b/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
index c9eb7a3..a52a393 100644
--- a/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
+++ b/modules/core/virtual-fs.js
@@ -822,7 +822,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
             dir = resolved.dir;
         }
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: an invalid pattern must not throw into the error ledger (packet §8).
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         for (const name of Object.keys(dir.content)) {
             const fullPath = path ? path + '/' + name : name;
             if (regex.test(name)) {
@@ -836,7 +839,10 @@ class VirtualFileSystem {
     }
     grep(pattern, path = '') {
         const results = [];
-        const regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');
+        // v4.6.64: see find() above — a bad pattern is a result, not an exception.
+        let regex;
+        try { regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i'); }
+        catch (e) { this._lastPatternError = e.message; return []; }
         const files = this.find('.', path).filter(e => e.type === 'file');
         for (const file of files) {
             const content = this.readFile(file.path);