DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/common/git-grep.md

git grep

Find strings inside tracked files in a repository. Accepts a lot of the same flags as regular grep. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-grep.

• Search for a string in files in the current HEAD:

git grep "{{search_string}}"

• Search for a string in files matching a glob pattern in the current HEAD:

git grep "{{search_string}}" -- "{{*.ext}}"

• Search for a string, including submodules:

git grep --recurse-submodules "{{search_string}}"

• Search for a string at a specific point in history:

git grep "{{search_string}}" {{HEAD~2}}

• Search for a string across all branches and all of history:

git grep "{{search_string}}" $(git rev-list --all)