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git-grep: document --and, --or, --not, ( and )

[jc: added an example section.]

Signed-off-by: Matthias Lederhofer <matled@gmx.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Matthias Lederhofer 2006-08-03 00:04:56 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[-n] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match]
[-c | --count]
[-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
[-f <file>] [-e] <pattern> [--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...]
[<tree>...]
[--] [<path>...]
@ -74,16 +74,30 @@ OPTIONS
-e::
The next parameter is the pattern. This option has to be
used for patterns starting with - and should be used in
scripts passing user input to grep.
scripts passing user input to grep. Multiple patterns are
combined by 'or'.
--and | --or | --not | ( | )::
Specify how multiple patterns are combined using boolean
expressions. `--or` is the default operator. `--and` has
higher precedence than `--or`. `-e` has to be used for all
patterns.
`<tree>...`::
Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns.
`--`::
\--::
Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
are <path> limiters.
Example
-------
git grep -e \'#define\' --and \( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)::
Looks for a line that has `#define` and either `MAX_PATH` or
`PATH_MAX`.
Author
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Originally written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, later