Re: Change the grep command called by git with alternative tools, such as ug.

From: Matěj Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
Date: Jan 2, 2025, 14:57 UTC
Message-ID: <D6ROC4RAYQS1.3V2K2W5GMAEYR@cepl.eu>
In-Reply-To: <CAGP6POKLdTpwsaGo-oyGAiYJMRzwXN06rv3+V7v5QbL6xtDROw@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu Jan 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM CET, Hongyi Zhao wrote:

> Do you mean: by linking ug as git-ug will do the trick?

No, you would have to rewrite git-grep to use external grep-like program. I am not sure whether there isn’t such project already out there.

Best,

Matěj

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