git grep

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Find strings inside tracked files in a repository. Accepts a lot of the same flags as regular `grep`.

Examples (5)

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)