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Re:Git 1.7.8 changes for the everyday developer by piotrSikora on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @04:56PM (#3349499)
You guys should really look into http://betterthangrep.com/ :)
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Re:Git 1.7.8 changes for the everyday developer by jpitz on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @09:18PM (#3350294)
As amazing as ack is, it would take some effort to teach it how to grep through git history.
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Re:Git 1.7.8 changes for the everyday developer by obtu on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @09:49AM (#3351993)
Way slower, because it includes vendored files I don't care about.
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Re:Git 1.7.8 changes for the everyday developer by pokeylope on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @08:50PM (#3350236)
Agreed, ack is a really nice tool.
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