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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>...] <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<option>...::
  22        Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`.
  23        Some `grep` options, such as `-C` and `-m`, that take
  24        parameters are known to `git-grep`.
  25
  26<pattern>::
  27        The pattern to look for.
  28
  29<path>...::
  30        Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
  31        passed to `git-ls-files`.
  32
  33
  34Author
  35------
  36Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  37
  38Documentation
  39--------------
  40Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  41
  42GIT
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  44Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  45