accept "git grep -- pattern"
Currently the only way to "quote" a grep pattern that might
begin with a dash is to use "git grep -e pattern". This
works just fine, and is also the way right way to do it on
many traditional grep implemenations.
Some people prefer to use "git grep -- pattern", however, as
"--" is the usual "end of options" marker, and at least GNU
grep and Solaris 10 grep support this. This patch makes that
syntax work.
There is a slight behavior change, in that "git grep -- $X"
used to be interpreted as "grep for -- in $X". However, that
usage is questionable. "--" is usually the end-of-options
marker, so "git grep" was unlike many other greps in
treating it as a literal pattern (e.g., both GNU grep and
Solaris 10 grep will treat "grep --" as missing a pattern).
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/builtin-grep.c b/builtin-grep.c
index 26d4deb..63d4b95 100644
--- a/builtin-grep.c
+++ b/builtin-grep.c
@@ -861,6 +861,16 @@
PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION |
PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP);
+ /*
+ * skip a -- separator; we know it cannot be
+ * separating revisions from pathnames if
+ * we haven't even had any patterns yet
+ */
+ if (argc > 0 && !opt.pattern_list && !strcmp(argv[0], "--")) {
+ argv++;
+ argc--;
+ }
+
/* First unrecognized non-option token */
if (argc > 0 && !opt.pattern_list) {
append_grep_pattern(&opt, argv[0], "command line", 0,
