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git-grep:tldr:03d61
git-grep: Search for a string in tracked files, including submodules.
$ git grep --recurse-submodules ${search_string}
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The git grep --recurse-submodules ${search_string}
command is used to search for a specified string or pattern across the contents of a Git repository, including its submodules.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
git grep
: This is the main command to search within a Git repository.--recurse-submodules
: This option tells git grep to also search within the submodules of the repository.${search_string}
: This is the string or pattern that you want to search for within the repository.
By running this command, Git will search for the specified ${search_string}
within the entire content of the repository, including the contents of any submodules. It will return a list of files and lines matching the search pattern, along with the respective line numbers.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.