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diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index dab0a78fa8..e44a4988b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git grep' [-a | --text] [-I] [-i | --ignore-case] [-w | --word-regexp] [-v | --invert-match] [-h|-H] [--full-name] [-E | --extended-regexp] [-G | --basic-regexp] - [-F | --fixed-strings] [-n] + [-P | --perl-regexp] + [-F | --fixed-strings] [-n | --line-number] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match] [(-O | --open-files-in-pager) [<pager>]] [-z | --null] @@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ Look for specified patterns in the tracked files in the work tree, blobs registered in the index file, or blobs in given tree objects. +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +grep.lineNumber:: + If set to true, enable '-n' option by default. + +grep.extendedRegexp:: + If set to true, enable '--extended-regexp' option by default. + + OPTIONS ------- --cached:: @@ -87,12 +98,18 @@ OPTIONS Use POSIX extended/basic regexp for patterns. Default is to use basic regexp. +-P:: +--perl-regexp:: + Use Perl-compatible regexp for patterns. Requires libpcre to be + compiled in. + -F:: --fixed-strings:: Use fixed strings for patterns (don't interpret pattern as a regex). -n:: +--line-number:: Prefix the line number to matching lines. -l:: @@ -131,14 +148,12 @@ OPTIONS gives the default to color output. Same as `--color=never`. --[ABC] <context>:: - Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B` - -- before), or both (`C` -- context) lines, and place a - line containing `--` between contiguous groups of - matches. +--break:: + Print an empty line between matches from different files. --<num>:: - A shortcut for specifying `-C<num>`. +--heading:: + Show the filename above the matches in that file instead of + at the start of each shown line. -p:: --show-function:: @@ -148,6 +163,29 @@ OPTIONS patch hunk headers (see 'Defining a custom hunk-header' in linkgit:gitattributes[5]). +-<num>:: +-C <num>:: +--context <num>:: + Show <num> leading and trailing lines, and place a line + containing `--` between contiguous groups of matches. + +-A <num>:: +--after-context <num>:: + Show <num> trailing lines, and place a line containing + `--` between contiguous groups of matches. + +-B <num>:: +--before-context <num>:: + Show <num> leading lines, and place a line containing + `--` between contiguous groups of matches. + +-W:: +--function-context:: + Show the surrounding text from the previous line containing a + function name up to the one before the next function name, + effectively showing the whole function in which the match was + found. + -f <file>:: Read patterns from <file>, one per line. @@ -191,28 +229,18 @@ OPTIONS Examples -------- -git grep {apostrophe}time_t{apostrophe} \-- {apostrophe}*.[ch]{apostrophe}:: +`git grep {apostrophe}time_t{apostrophe} \-- {apostrophe}*.[ch]{apostrophe}`:: Looks for `time_t` in all tracked .c and .h files in the working directory and its subdirectories. -git grep -e {apostrophe}#define{apostrophe} --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \):: +`git grep -e {apostrophe}#define{apostrophe} --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)`:: Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or `PATH_MAX`. -git grep --all-match -e NODE -e Unexpected:: +`git grep --all-match -e NODE -e Unexpected`:: Looks for a line that has `NODE` or `Unexpected` in files that have lines that match both. -Author ------- -Originally written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, later -revamped by Junio C Hamano. - - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |