Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: git-grep: option parsing conflicts with prefix-dash searches

From: Miles Bader <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:48:11

Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:
I have known GNU extended grep implementations long enough but never saw
that "--" used to quote a pattern.  Is it worth supporting to begin with?
Well, it is a natural consequence of the way command-line parsing works
in typical GNU progs; "--" doesn't mean "files follow", it means "no
more options"....

-Miles

-- 
I'd rather be consing.
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