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Re: git-grep to operate across who repository and not just CWD?

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Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
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Feb 28, 2011, 15:27 UTC
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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 4:27 AM, Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:

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> git grep -- $(git rev-parse --show-cdup)
>
> is the best we have right now. I think we're still looking for a good
> way to denote "root of repo" (like "." for cwd).
>
> Also, we're thinking of changing a few defaults (to repo-wide), but "git
> grep" is meant to stay close to ordinary grep.

I had the crazy thought that if git had a --cdup option, then this would work with any command you wanted to run from the top:

  git --cdup grep ...
Maybe that's the best way to expose "from the top please" generically?
j.
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Message 3 of 46 in “git-grep to operate across who repository and not just CWD?”
  1. David ChantersFeb 28, 2011
  2. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  3. Jay SoffianFeb 28, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  6. Phil HordFeb 28, 2011
  7. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  9. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  12. 0/2 grep --full-treeMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  13. 1/2 grep: --full-treeMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  14. 2/2 grep: make --full-tree work with pathspecsMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  16. setup.c: denote repo wide pathspecs by ':'Michael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  17. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  18. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  20. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  23. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  25. Sverre RabbelierMar 2, 2011
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  27. Michael J GruberMar 2, 2011
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  29. Michael J GruberMar 2, 2011
  30. Miles BaderMar 3, 2011
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2011
  32. Phil HordMar 3, 2011
  33. Michael J GruberMar 3, 2011
  34. Phil HordMar 1, 2011
  35. James PickensMar 1, 2011
  36. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  37. Phil HordMar 3, 2011
  38. Michael J GruberMar 3, 2011
  39. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  40. Phil HordMar 1, 2011
  41. pathspec: reserve some letters after a colon pathspecNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 23, 2011
  42. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2011
  43. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2011
  44. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 24, 2011
  45. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2011
  46. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2011

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