man git-grep (Commandes) - print lines matching a pattern

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git-grep - print lines matching a pattern

git-grep [<option>...] <pattern> [<path>...]

Searches list of files git-ls-files produces for lines containing a match to the given pattern.

<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.

Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

Part of the git(7) suite