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diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index d55456ae93..56b683ae56 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -8,43 +8,82 @@ git-grep - Print lines matching a pattern SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-grep' [<option>...] [-e] <pattern> [--] [<path>...] +[verse] +'git-grep' [--cached] + [-a | --text] [-I] [-i | --ignore-case] [-w | --word-regexp] + [-v | --invert-match] + [-E | --extended-regexp] [-G | --basic-regexp] + [-n] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match] + [-c | --count] + [-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>] + [-f <file>] [-e <pattern>] + [<tree>...] + [--] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- -Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines -containing a match to the given pattern. +Look for specified patterns in the working tree files, blobs +registered in the index file, or given tree objects. OPTIONS ------- -`--`:: - Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters - are <path> limiters. +--cached:: + Instead of searching in the working tree files, check + the blobs registerd in the index file. + +-a | --text:: + Process binary files as if they were text. + +-i | --ignore-case:: + Ignore case differences between the patterns and the + files. + +-w | --word-regexp:: + Match the pattern only at word boundary (either begin at the + beginning of a line, or preceded by a non-word character; end at + the end of a line or followed by a non-word character). + +-v | --invert-match:: + Select non-matching lines. + +-E | --extended-regexp | -G | --basic-regexp:: + Use POSIX extended/basic regexp for patterns. Default + is to use basic regexp. -<option>...:: - Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`. -+ -The following are the specific `git-ls-files` options -that may be given: `-o`, `--cached`, `--deleted`, `--others`, -`--killed`, `--ignored`, `--modified`, `--exclude=\*`, -`--exclude-from=\*`, and `--exclude-per-directory=\*`. -+ -All other options will be passed to `grep`. +-n:: + Prefix the line number to matching lines. -<pattern>:: - The pattern to look for. The first non option is taken - as the pattern; if your pattern begins with a dash, use - `-e <pattern>`. +-l | --files-with-matches | -L | --files-without-match:: + Instead of showing every matched line, show only the + names of files that contain (or do not contain) matches. -<path>...:: - Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched; - passed to `git-ls-files`. +-c | --count:: + Instead of showing every matched line, show the number of + lines that match. + +-[ABC] <context>:: + Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B` + -- before), or both (`C` -- context) lines, and place a + line containing `--` between continguous groups of + matches. + +-f <file>:: + Read patterns from <file>, one per line. + +`<tree>...`:: + Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns. + +`--`:: + Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters + are <path> limiters. Author ------ -Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> +Originally written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, later +revamped by Junio C Hamano. + Documentation -------------- |