On 2018-03-16 10:31, Dianne Skoll wrote: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:26:36 -0400 > Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > > > git ls-files -z | xargs -0 grep 'function_name' > > > The -z separates the names with a ASCII NUL and the -0 (minus zero) > > allows xarg to read them correctly. This is useful if the files have > > spaces in their names. > > Thank you, Git developers. :( > > "find" uses -print0. "xargs" uses -0. So of *course* git-ls-files uses > -z. (And -0 isn't already being used for something else.) And of course git grep -l has no such option... > Gaaaah. > > Regards, > > Dianne. slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________