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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
[--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...]
- [--cached | --no-index | <tree>...]
+ [ [--exclude-standard] [--cached | --no-index | --untracked] | <tree>...]
[--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -49,7 +49,20 @@ OPTIONS
blobs registered in the index file.
--no-index::
- Search files in the current directory, not just those tracked by git.
+ Search files in the current directory that is not managed by git.
+
+--untracked::
+ In addition to searching in the tracked files in the working
+ tree, search also in untracked files.
+
+--no-exclude-standard::
+ Also search in ignored files by not honoring the `.gitignore`
+ mechanism. Only useful with `--untracked`.
+
+--exclude-standard::
+ Do not pay attention to ignored files specified via the `.gitignore`
+ mechanism. Only useful when searching files in the current directory
+ with `--no-index`.
-a::
--text::
@@ -66,6 +79,9 @@ OPTIONS
--max-depth <depth>::
For each <pathspec> given on command line, descend at most <depth>
levels of directories. A negative value means no limit.
+ This option is ignored if <pathspec> contains active wildcards.
+ In other words if "a*" matches a directory named "a*",
+ "*" is matched literally so --max-depth is still effective.
-w::
--word-regexp::