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   1git-grep(1)
   2===========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-grep - Print lines matching a pattern
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git-grep' [<option>...] [-e] <pattern> [--] [<path>...]
  12
  13DESCRIPTION
  14-----------
  15Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines
  16containing a match to the given pattern.
  17
  18
  19OPTIONS
  20-------
  21`--`::
  22        Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
  23        are <path> limiters.
  24
  25<option>...::
  26        Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`.
  27+
  28The following are the specific `git-ls-files` options
  29that may be given: `-o`, `--cached`, `--deleted`, `--others`,
  30`--killed`, `--ignored`, `--modified`, `--exclude=\*`,
  31`--exclude-from=\*`, and `--exclude-per-directory=\*`.
  32+
  33All other options will be passed to `grep`.
  34
  35<pattern>::
  36        The pattern to look for.  The first non option is taken
  37        as the pattern; if your pattern begins with a dash, use
  38        `-e <pattern>`.
  39
  40<path>...::
  41        Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
  42        passed to `git-ls-files`.
  43
  44
  45Author
  46------
  47Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  48
  49Documentation
  50--------------
  51Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  52
  53GIT
  54---
  55Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  56