<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Git grep is a powerful tool for searching text patterns within Git repositories.</li><li>It can search through different versions of files, branches, and commit histories efficiently.</li><li>The basic syntax for git grep includes the pattern, optional commit hash/branch/tag, and optional file path.</li><li>Examples of using git grep include searching in the working directory, specific branches, all branches, case-insensitive search, and more.</li><li>Common use cases for git grep involve finding TODOs, debugging errors, refactoring code, searching deleted code, and locating configuration values.</li><li>Tips and tricks for git grep include excluding files, searching only in certain file types, counting matches, showing context around matches, and searching in staged changes.</li><li>git grep is essential for tasks like debugging, refactoring, and exploring code efficiently.</li></ul>

Day 27/30 - Git Grep: How to Search for Text Across Commits and Branches

Discover more