[verse]
'git-grep' [--cached]
[-a | --text] [-I] [-i | --ignore-case] [-w | --word-regexp]
- [-v | --invert-match]
+ [-v | --invert-match] [-h|-H] [--full-name]
[-E | --extended-regexp] [-G | --basic-regexp] [-F | --fixed-strings]
[-n] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match]
- [-c | --count]
+ [-c | --count] [--all-match]
[-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern> [--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...]
[<tree>...]
-v | --invert-match::
Select non-matching lines.
+-h | -H::
+ By default, the command shows the filename for each
+ match. `-h` option is used to suppress this output.
+ `-H` is there for completeness and does not do anything
+ except it overrides `-h` given earlier on the command
+ line.
+
+--full-name::
+ When run from a subdirectory, the command usually
+ outputs paths relative to the current directory. This
+ option forces paths to be output relative to the project
+ top directory.
+
-E | --extended-regexp | -G | --basic-regexp::
Use POSIX extended/basic regexp for patterns. Default
is to use basic regexp.
combined by 'or'.
--and | --or | --not | ( | )::
- Specify how multiple patterns are combined using boolean
+ Specify how multiple patterns are combined using Boolean
expressions. `--or` is the default operator. `--and` has
higher precedence than `--or`. `-e` has to be used for all
patterns.
+--all-match::
+ When giving multiple pattern expressions combined with `--or`,
+ this flag is specified to limit the match to files that
+ have lines to match all of them.
+
`<tree>...`::
Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns.
Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or
`PATH_MAX`.
+git grep --all-match -e NODE -e Unexpected::
+ Looks for a line that has `NODE` or `Unexpected` in
+ files that have lines that match both.
+
Author
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Originally written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, later