System Grab Bag

View all TLDR pages from common (or from all pages)

git-grep

Find strings inside files anywhere in a repository's history. Accepts a lot of the same flags as regular grep. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-grep.
  • Search for a string in tracked files:
    git grep {{search_string}}
  • Search for a string in files matching a pattern in tracked files:
    git grep {{search_string}} -- {{file_glob_pattern}}
  • Search for a string in tracked files, 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:
    git grep {{search_string}} $(git rev-list --all)

License and Disclaimer

The content on this page is copyright © 2014—present the tldr-pages team and contributors.
This page is used with permission under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

While we do attempt to make sure content is accurate, there isn't a warranty of any kind.