git-grep Command Examples

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)