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1git-grep(1)
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4NAME
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6git-grep - print lines matching a pattern
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9SYNOPSIS
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11'git-grep' <option>... <pattern> <path>...
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13DESCRIPTION
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15Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines
16containing a match to the given pattern.
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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>...::
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31 Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
32 passed to `git-ls-files`.
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35Author
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37Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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39Documentation
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41Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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43GIT
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