git-grep:tldr:3fa38

git-grep: Search for a string across all branches.

$ git grep ${search_string} $(git rev-list --all)

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This command utilizes the git command-line tool to search for a specific string in the entire commit history of a Git repository.

Here is the breakdown of the command:

git grep: This is the command to search for a specific string within a Git repository.
${search_string}: This is a placeholder for the string you want to search for. You would replace ${search_string} with the actual string you want to find.
$(git rev-list --all): This part is used to specify the range of commits that should be searched. git rev-list --all generates a list of all commit hashes in the repository. By enclosing it in the $( ) syntax, it is treated as a command and the output (commit hashes) becomes the input to the git grep command.

The overall function of this command is to search for the specified string across all commits, allowing you to find the occurrences of that string throughout the repository's history.

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.

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