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authorAndrew Gallant <jamslam@gmail.com>2016-11-06 12:10:27 -0500
committerAndrew Gallant <jamslam@gmail.com>2016-11-06 12:10:27 -0500
commit598b162fea356249506f4ca5480882564fc3321e (patch)
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parent0222e024fef6c52fc1cd01b6c7ec01ab38031bce (diff)
Note -e/--regexp's additional usefulness.
Specifically, it can be used when searching for patterns that start with a dash. Fixes #215
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@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ the raw speed of grep.
-e, --regexp *PATTERN* ...
: Use PATTERN to search. This option can be provided multiple times, where all
- patterns given are searched.
+ patterns given are searched. This is also useful when searching for patterns
+ that start with a dash.
-F, --fixed-strings
: Treat the pattern as a literal string instead of a regular expression.