From: Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 19:46:02 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: ``git grep`` doesn't pass pattern if pager is not ``less``
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``git grep`` doesn't pass pattern if pager is not ``less``
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diff --git a/pep-git.txt b/pep-git.txt
index d7eb199..968aa32 100644
--- a/pep-git.txt
+++ b/pep-git.txt
@@ -786,10 +786,14 @@ but you can use your editor::
 
 BTW, if git is instructed to use ``less`` as the pager (i.e., if pager
 is not configured in git at all it uses ``less`` by default, or if it
-gets ``less`` from PAGER environment variable, or if it was configured
-with ``git config --global core.pager less``, or ``less`` is used in
-the command ``git grep -Oless``) ``git grep`` passes ``+/$pattern``
-option to ``less`` which is quite convenient.
+gets ``less`` from GIT_PAGER or PAGER environment variables, or if it
+was configured with ``git config --global core.pager less``, or
+``less`` is used in the command ``git grep -Oless``) ``git grep``
+passes ``+/$pattern`` option to ``less`` which is quite convenient.
+Unfortunately, ``git grep`` doesn't pass the pattern if the pager is
+not exactly ``less``, even if it's ``less`` with parameters (something
+like ``git config --global core.pager less -FRSXgimq``); fortunately,
+``git grep -Oless`` always passes the pattern.
 
 
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