git-grep

Search for pattern

$ git grep "[pattern]"

$ git grep -n "[pattern]"

$ git grep -i "[pattern]"

$ git grep "[pattern]" [commit]

$ git grep -l "[pattern]"

git grep [options] pattern [revision] [--] [path]

git grep searches tracked files for patterns. It's optimized for git repositories, searching only tracked files and supporting search across history.
Unlike regular grep, git grep ignores untracked files and can search any commit. It's significantly faster on large repos because it uses git's index.
git grep provides fast, git-aware text search.

PATTERN

Search pattern (regex).

Commit/branch to search.

Show line numbers.

Case insensitive.

Show only filenames.

Show match counts.

Match whole words.

Pattern argument.

Display help information.

Only searches tracked files. Regex syntax differs from grep. Binary files skipped by default.

git grep is a core Git command providing optimized search that understands git's object model and history.

grep(1), git-log(1), rg(1)