# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1457020259 -7200
# Node ID 6b987b040e1821233fcbe08ecfc4365c6a2b4533
# Parent  b51f9bba07098b6794fb3706bd30c15a327dd946
Search string in file

diff -r b51f9bba0709 -r 6b987b040e18 git.rst
--- a/git.rst	Wed Mar 02 18:33:53 2016 +0200
+++ b/git.rst	Thu Mar 03 17:50:59 2016 +0200
@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@
 
   $ git show-ref --heads -s
 
+Search string in file
+=====================
+
+To search string in all or specific files or working copy::
+
+  $ git grep $PATT
+  $ git grep -i $PATT -- '*.[ch]'
+
+To search in all history::
+
+  $ git log -S$PATT
+  $ git log -G$PATT
+  $ git grep -i PATT $(git rev-list --all) -- '*.[ch]'
+
 Find most recent tag for revision.
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