hg grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...

search for a pattern in specified files and revisions

    Search revisions of files for a regular expression.

    This command behaves differently than Unix grep. It only accepts
    Python/Perl regexps. It searches repository history, not the
    working directory. It always prints the revision number in which a
    match appears.

    By default, grep only prints output for the first revision of a
    file in which it finds a match. To get it to print every revision
    that contains a change in match status ("-" for a match that
    becomes a non-match, or "+" for a non-match that becomes a match),
    use the --all flag.

    Returns 0 if a match is found, 1 otherwise.
    

options:

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 -0 --print0              end fields with NUL                                                
    --all                 print all revisions that match                                     
 -a --text                treat all files as text                                            
 -f --follow              follow changeset history, or file history across copies and renames
 -i --ignore-case         ignore case when matching                                          
 -l --files-with-matches  print only filenames and revisions that match                      
 -n --line-number         print matching line numbers                                        
 -r --rev REV [+]         only search files changed within revision range                    
 -u --user                list the author (long with -v)                                     
 -d --date                list the date (short with -q)                                      
 -I --include PATTERN [+] include names matching the given patterns                          
 -X --exclude PATTERN [+] exclude names matching the given patterns                          
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[+] marked option can be specified multiple times

global options:

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 -R --repository REPO   repository root directory or name of overlay bundle file          
    --cwd DIR           change working directory                                          
 -y --noninteractive    do not prompt, automatically pick the first choice for all prompts
 -q --quiet             suppress output                                                   
 -v --verbose           enable additional output                                          
    --config CONFIG [+] set/override config option (use 'section.name=value')             
    --debug             enable debugging output                                           
    --debugger          start debugger                                                    
    --encoding ENCODE   set the charset encoding (default: UTF-8)                         
    --encodingmode MODE set the charset encoding mode (default: strict)                   
    --traceback         always print a traceback on exception                             
    --time              time how long the command takes                                   
    --profile           print command execution profile                                   
    --version           output version information and exit                               
 -h --help              display help and exit                                             
    --hidden            consider hidden changesets                                        
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[+] marked option can be specified multiple times