[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
[--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...]
[--recurse-submodules] [--parent-basename <basename>]
- [ [--[no-]exclude-standard] [--cached | --no-index | --untracked] | <tree>...]
+ [ [--[no-]exclude-standard] [--cached | --untracked | --no-index] | <tree>...]
[--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
Instead of searching tracked files in the working tree, search
blobs registered in the index file.
---no-index::
- Search files in the current directory that is not managed by Git.
-
--untracked::
In addition to searching in the tracked files in the working
tree, search also in untracked files.
+--no-index::
+ Search files in the current directory that is not managed by Git,
+ or by ignoring that the current directory is managed by Git. This
+ is rather similar to running the regular `grep(1)` utility with its
+ `-r` option specified, but with some additional benefits, such as
+ using pathspec patterns to limit paths; see the 'pathspec' entry
+ in linkgit:gitglossary[7] for more information.
++
+This option cannot be used together with `--cached` or `--untracked`.
+See also `grep.fallbackToNoIndex` in 'CONFIGURATION' below.
+
--no-exclude-standard::
Also search in ignored files by not honoring the `.gitignore`
mechanism. Only useful with `--untracked`.
--recurse-submodules::
Recursively search in each submodule that is active and
checked out in the repository. When used in combination with the
- <tree> option the prefix of all submodule output will be the name of
- the parent project's <tree> object. This option has no effect
- if `--no-index` is given.
+ _<tree>_ option the prefix of all submodule output will be the name of
+ the parent project's _<tree>_ object. This option cannot be used together
+ with `--untracked`, and it has no effect if `--no-index` is specified.
-a::
--text::
Use \0 as the delimiter for pathnames in the output, and print
them verbatim. Without this option, pathnames with "unusual"
characters are quoted as explained for the configuration
- variable core.quotePath (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
+ variable `core.quotePath` (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
-o::
--only-matching::
a non-zero status.
--threads <num>::
- Number of grep worker threads to use.
- See `grep.threads` in 'CONFIGURATION' for more information.
+ Number of `grep` worker threads to use. See 'NOTES ON THREADS'
+ and `grep.threads` in 'CONFIGURATION' for more information.
-f <file>::
Read patterns from <file>, one per line.
NOTES ON THREADS
----------------
-The `--threads` option (and the grep.threads configuration) will be ignored when
+The `--threads` option (and the `grep.threads` configuration) will be ignored when
`--open-files-in-pager` is used, forcing a single-threaded execution.
When grepping the object store (with `--cached` or giving tree objects), running
-with multiple threads might perform slower than single threaded if `--textconv`
-is given and there are too many text conversions. So if you experience low
-performance in this case, it might be desirable to use `--threads=1`.
+with multiple threads might perform slower than single-threaded if `--textconv`
+is given and there are too many text conversions. Thus, if low performance is
+experienced in this case, it might be desirable to use `--threads=1`.
CONFIGURATION
-------------