git-grep(1) =========== NAME ---- git-grep - print lines matching a pattern SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-grep' <option>... <pattern> <path>... DESCRIPTION ----------- Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines containing a match to the given pattern. OPTIONS ------- <option>...:: Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`. Some `grep` options, such as `-C` and `-m`, that take parameters are known to `git-grep`. <pattern>:: The pattern to look for. <path>...:: Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched; passed to `git-ls-files`. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite