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We forgot to make sure that there is no more than one pattern parameter. Also when looking for files in a directory called '--others', it passed that path limiter without preceding the end-of-options marker '--' to underlying git-ls-files, which misunderstood it as one of its options instead. $ git grep --others -e Meta/Make Meta $ git grep -o -e Meta/Make Meta $ git grep -o Meta/Make Meta look for a string "Meta/Make" from untracked files in Meta/ directory. $ git grep Meta/Make --others looks for the same string from tracked files in ./--others directory. On the other hand, $ git grep -e Meta/Make --others does not have a freestanding pattern, so everybody is parameter and there is no path specifier. It looks for the string in all the untracked files without any path limiter. [jc: updated with usability enhancements and documentation cleanups from Sean.] Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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git-grep(1)
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NAME
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----
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git-grep - print lines matching a pattern
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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'git-grep' [<option>...] [-e] <pattern> [--] [<path>...]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines
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containing a match to the given pattern.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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`--`::
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Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
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are <path> limiters.
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<option>...::
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Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`.
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The following are the specific `git-ls-files` options
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that may be given: `-o`, `--cached`, `--deleted`, `--others`,
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`--killed`, `--ignored`, `--modified`, `--exclude=*`,
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`--exclude-from=*`, and `--exclude-per-directory=*`.
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All other options will be passed to `grep`.
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<pattern>::
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The pattern to look for. The first non option is taken
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as the pattern; if your pattern begins with a dash, use
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`-e <pattern>`.
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<path>...::
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Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
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passed to `git-ls-files`.
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Author
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------
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Documentation
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--------------
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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GIT
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---
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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