I have a binary file with the string 'SEGMENT4' inside: $ strings AR/reports/BMCD_AGED_AR_CUST.rdf | grep -i segment4 (CC.SEGMENT1 || '\n' || SEGMENT2 || '\n' || SEGMENT3 || '\n' || SEGMENT4 ... grep sees it: $ grep -li segment4 AR/reports/BMCD_AGED_AR_CUST.rdf | wc -l 1 git grep does not: $ git grep -a -li segment4 AR/reports/BMCD_AGED_AR_CUST.rdf | wc -l 0 What am I missing? Here is my environment info: $ uname -a MINGW32_NT-5.1 B8058 1.0.12(0.46/3/2) 2010-02-05 01:08 i686 unknown $ git --version git version 1.7.0.2.msysgit.0 Thank you, Phil Lawrence -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html