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How to find a commit that introduces (not removes) a string?

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Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2011, 09:50 UTC
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Hi all,
I know about git log's -S / -G, but I'm unable to make these search through *introduced* strings only. Is there a way to do so?
Thanks!
PS: I also read [1], but although the author claims to be interested in introduced strings only, he seems to be satisfied with -G, which slightly puzzles me.
[1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5816134/git-finding-a-commit-that-introduced-a-string
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