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, optimized specifically for Git repositories. Unlike regular grep, it ignores untracked files and can search any commit in the repository history.
The command is significantly faster on large repositories because it uses Git's index rather than scanning the filesystem directly. It supports the same regex syntax as grep and integrates seamlessly with Git's revision and path specifications.

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)