--- util/cracklib-format.old	Fri Jan 22 16:58:14 2021
+++ util/cracklib-format	Tue Sep  6 21:16:55 2022
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # cracklib-packer will generate "skipping line" warnings otherwise.
 #
 gzip -cdf "$@" |
-    grep -a -v '^#' |
+    grep -a -v '^\(#\|$\)' |
     tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' |
     tr -cd '\012[a-z][0-9]' |
     cut -c 1-1022 |
