# protect .git folder/files from grep/sed commands 2 messages from 2019-03-16 to 2019-03-16. Participants: Dimitri Joukoff, SZEDER Gábor. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/50752 ## Dimitri Joukoff, 2019-03-16 01:37 Subject: protect .git folder/files from grep/sed commands Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/SYXPR01MB09574FEB4E6D6476B4F1D155DD450%40SYXPR01MB0957.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com ``` When performing global changes in a project/tree using a command like: grep -r "search" | xargs -I {} sed -i '' s/search/replace/g there exists the possibility that this command will alter data in .git folder. Using GNU grep, it is possible to use --exclude '/.*"' to avoid the .git folder, but this flag is not available on BSD grep (i.e. MacOS). Maybe git and the .git folder within a repository should be configured to use a separate user account, and then the .git folder would have its permissions set to 600? ``` ## SZEDER Gábor, 2019-03-16 01:51 Subject: Re: protect .git folder/files from grep/sed commands Message-ID: <20190316015115.GB24175@szeder.dev> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20190316015115.GB24175%40szeder.dev In-Reply-To: ``` On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 01:37:39AM +0000, Dimitri Joukoff wrote: > When performing global changes in a project/tree using a command like: > > grep -r "search" | xargs -I {} sed -i '' s/search/replace/g > > there exists the possibility that this command will alter data in .git > folder. Using GNU grep, it is possible to use --exclude '/.*"' to avoid > the .git folder, but this flag is not available on BSD grep (i.e. MacOS). Try 'git grep "search" | ...' ```