may be i can contribute something: /hdc1/download/2.6/linux-2.6-latest>git-ls-files -h usage: git-ls-files [-z] [-t] [-v] (--[cached|deleted|others|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])* [ --ignored ] [--exclude=<pattern>] [--exclude-from=<file>] [ --exclude-per-directory=<filename> ] [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]* from above, we know it has a "exclude" to exclude pattern-matched files: this will list all C and *.S files, as well as documentation files: git-ls-files --exclude=*.h then u pipe it to grep. /hdc1/download/2.6/linux-2.6-latest>git-ls-files --exclude=*.h | xargs grep meme - MAINTAINERS:M: toshiba_acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxx MAINTAINERS:W: http://memebeam.org/toys/ToshibaAcpiDriver arch/arm/mm/init.c: unsigned long memend_pfn = 0; arch/arm/mm/init.c: if (end_pfn > memend_pfn) arch/arm/mm/init.c: memend_pfn = end_pfn; arch/arm/mm/init.c: high_memory = __va(memend_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT); arch/arm/mm/init.c: max_pfn = max_low_pfn = memend_pfn - PHYS_PFN_OFFSET; well...without using "find". On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:09 PM, loody <miloody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2008/11/1 Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@xxxxxxxxx>: >> "grep -r" is the way. >> >> if u use git, it is git-grep -r etc. (git know where are all the C >> files - via git-ls-files) >> > hi: > actually I am tracing uclinux kernel source code, which I get it not from git. > so~~ > As other friends suggest, I should use "find" to help me list out the > files I want grep to search. > thanks for your help, > miloody > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
