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[-F | --fixed-strings] [-n]
[-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match]
[-z | --null]
[-F | --fixed-strings] [-n]
[-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match]
[-z | --null]
- [-c | --count] [--all-match]
+ [-c | --count] [--all-match] [-q | --quiet]
[--max-depth <depth>]
[--max-depth <depth>]
- [--color | --no-color]
+ [--color[=<when>] | --no-color]
[-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
[--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...] [<tree>...]
[-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
[--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...] [<tree>...]
- [--] [<path>...]
+ [--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
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DESCRIPTION
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-Look for specified patterns in the working tree files, blobs
-registered in the index file, or given tree objects.
+Look for specified patterns in the tracked files in the work tree, blobs
+registered in the index file, or blobs in given tree objects.
OPTIONS
OPTIONS
Don't match the pattern in binary files.
--max-depth <depth>::
Don't match the pattern in binary files.
--max-depth <depth>::
- For each pathspec given on command line, descend at most <depth>
+ For each <pathspec> given on command line, descend at most <depth>
levels of directories. A negative value means no limit.
-w::
levels of directories. A negative value means no limit.
-w::
--files-without-match::
Instead of showing every matched line, show only the
names of files that contain (or do not contain) matches.
--files-without-match::
Instead of showing every matched line, show only the
names of files that contain (or do not contain) matches.
- For better compatibility with 'git-diff', --name-only is a
+ For better compatibility with 'git diff', --name-only is a
synonym for --files-with-matches.
-z::
synonym for --files-with-matches.
-z::
Instead of showing every matched line, show the number of
lines that match.
Instead of showing every matched line, show the number of
lines that match.
---color::
+--color[=<when>]::
Show colored matches.
Show colored matches.
+ The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
--no-color::
Turn off match highlighting, even when the configuration file
gives the default to color output.
--no-color::
Turn off match highlighting, even when the configuration file
gives the default to color output.
+ Same as `--color=never`.
-[ABC] <context>::
Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B`
-[ABC] <context>::
Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B`
this flag is specified to limit the match to files that
have lines to match all of them.
this flag is specified to limit the match to files that
have lines to match all of them.
+-q::
+--quiet::
+ Do not output matched lines; instead, exit with status 0 when
+ there is a match and with non-zero status when there isn't.
+
`<tree>...`::
Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns.
\--::
Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
`<tree>...`::
Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns.
\--::
Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
- are <path> limiters.
+ are <pathspec> limiters.
+<pathspec>...::
+ If given, limit the search to paths matching at least one pattern.
+ Both leading paths match and glob(7) patterns are supported.
Example
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Example
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+git grep 'time_t' -- '*.[ch]'::
+ Looks for `time_t` in all tracked .c and .h files in the working
+ directory and its subdirectories.
+
git grep -e \'#define\' --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)::
Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or
`PATH_MAX`.
git grep -e \'#define\' --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)::
Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or
`PATH_MAX`.