Re: [WARNING] Proposed future changes that are backward incompatible

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 27, 2009, 19:48 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0902272046040.6600@intel-tinevez-2-302>
In-Reply-To: <20090227192708.6266.qmail@science.horizon.com>

Hi,

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, George Spelvin wrote:

> There's one more change that was suggested that I'd like to propose:
> - Make "git grep" search the whole repository by default; include an
>   explicit "." path limiter to search only the current directory.

I use "git grep" in subdirectories extensively, and I like that it does _not_ search the whole repository.

Could you suggest a nice way for me to retain that behavior with an option?

After all, since you propose a change in behavior, it is _your_ duty to provide ways for those who want the old behavior to get at it easily!

In the alternative, I could suggest "git grep -e <expression> HEAD".

Ciao, Dscho