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Re: "git grep --no-index" doesn't do what it says on the tin?

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Antoine Pelisse <apelisse@gmail.com>
Date
May 15, 2013, 06:54 UTC
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On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Nazri Ramliy <ayiehere@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> From "git help grep":
>
>       --no-index
>            Search files in the current directory that is not managed by Git.
>
>        --untracked
>            In addition to searching in the tracked files in the working tree,
>            search also in untracked files.

The difference is in the "not managed by Git". Inside a repository, they will do the same thing. But only the first can work outside a repository.

Cheers, Antoine

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  1. Nazri RamliyMay 15, 2013
  2. Antoine PelisseMay 15, 2013

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