-P::
--perl-regexp::
- Use Perl-compatible regexp for patterns. Requires libpcre to be
- compiled in.
+ Use Perl-compatible regular expressions for patterns.
++
+Support for these types of regular expressions is an optional
+compile-time dependency. If Git wasn't compiled with support for them
+providing this option will cause it to die.
-F::
--fixed-strings::
<pathspec>...::
If given, limit the search to paths matching at least one pattern.
Both leading paths match and glob(7) patterns are supported.
++
+For more details about the <pathspec> syntax, see the 'pathspec' entry
+in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
Examples
--------
Looks for a line that has `NODE` or `Unexpected` in
files that have lines that match both.
+`git grep solution -- :^Documentation`::
+ Looks for `solution`, excluding files in `Documentation`.
+
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite