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[PATCH 0/7] grep: better support for binary files

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
May 13, 2010, 20:33 UTC
Message-ID
<4BEC6211.2000309@lsrfire.ath.cx>

This series improves support of git grep for binary files. It tries to pick the low hanging fruits; at the end you can search _in_ files that contain NUL characters, but you can't search _for_ NULs, yet.

[PATCH 1/7] grep: add test script for binary file handling
	This patch adds a simple test script documenting what git grep
	can do with binary files.

[PATCH 2/7] grep: refactor handling of binary mode options [PATCH 3/7] grep: --count over binary

	These two makes git grep handle counting in binary files like
	GNU grep does.

[PATCH 4/7] grep: use memmem() for fixed string search [PATCH 5/7] grep: continue case insensitive fixed string search after NUL chars

	These two patches make git grep -F work on binary files.

[PATCH 6/7] grep: add regmatch(), a wrapper for REG_STARTEND handling [PATCH 7/7] grep: use regmatch() for line matching

	The final patches make git grep work on binary files if the
	platform's regexec() supports the flag REG_STARTEND.  Our own
	version in compat/ doesn't, unfortunately.
 grep.c                 |   70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 t/t7008-grep-binary.sh |   54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
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  1. 0/7 grep: better support for binary filesRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  2. 1/7 grep: add test script for binary file handlingRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  3. 2/7 grep: refactor handling of binary mode optionsRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  4. 3/7 grep: --count over binaryRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  5. Dmitry PotapovMay 14, 2010
  6. René ScharfeMay 16, 2010
  7. 4/7 grep: use memmem() for fixed string searchRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  8. 5/7 grep: continue case insensitive fixed string search after NUL charsRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  9. 6/7 grep: add regmatch(), a wrapper for REG_STARTEND handlingRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010
  10. 7/7 grep: use regmatch() for line matchingRené Scharfe, May 13, 2010

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