Exclude directory from grep, e.g. .git, .svn
Using GNU grep:
grep --exclude-dir=".git"Written by Marc Hibbins
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I tend to use ack. It's a great tool - definitely worth a look.
over 1 year ago
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Seconding ack - it does things like this that you'd just want without having to be told about it. Ack is far nicer to use than grep, IMO.
over 1 year ago
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git grep solves the specific problem rather well
over 1 year ago
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