X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-grep.txt;h=d8af4d961b83e362b83f25b21d40f9d54ed4bc11;hb=8719f93b5619a0df99cec6e919a260f01ab76184;hp=62a8e7f222d480046beee5cf735fa92821e26f8d;hpb=75dedd5a21246be03ae443e9fc6a9f75c6d2995b;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index 62a8e7f22..d8af4d961 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git-grep' [--cached] [-a | --text] [-I] [-i | --ignore-case] [-w | --word-regexp] - [-v | --invert-match] + [-v | --invert-match] [-h|-H] [--full-name] [-E | --extended-regexp] [-G | --basic-regexp] [-F | --fixed-strings] [-n] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match] [-c | --count] [-A ] [-B ] [-C ] - [-f ] [-e] + [-f ] [-e] [--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e ...] [...] [--] [...] @@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ OPTIONS -v | --invert-match:: Select non-matching lines. +-h | -H:: + By default, the command shows the filename for each + match. `-h` option is used to suppress this output. + `-H` is there for completeness and does not do anything + except it overrides `-h` given earlier on the command + line. + +--full-name:: + When run from a subdirectory, the command usually + outputs paths relative to the current directory. This + option forces paths to be output relative to the project + top directory. + -E | --extended-regexp | -G | --basic-regexp:: Use POSIX extended/basic regexp for patterns. Default is to use basic regexp. @@ -74,16 +87,30 @@ OPTIONS -e:: The next parameter is the pattern. This option has to be used for patterns starting with - and should be used in - scripts passing user input to grep. + scripts passing user input to grep. Multiple patterns are + combined by 'or'. + +--and | --or | --not | ( | ):: + Specify how multiple patterns are combined using boolean + expressions. `--or` is the default operator. `--and` has + higher precedence than `--or`. `-e` has to be used for all + patterns. `...`:: Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns. -`--`:: +\--:: Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters are limiters. +Example +------- + +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`. + Author ------ Originally written by Linus Torvalds , later