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diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index 71f32f3..5033483 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ OPTIONS -P:: --perl-regexp:: - Use Perl-compatible regexp for patterns. Requires libpcre to be - compiled in. + Use Perl-compatible regular expressions for patterns. ++ +Support for these types of regular expressions is an optional +compile-time dependency. If Git wasn't compiled with support for them +providing this option will cause it to die. -F:: --fixed-strings:: |