Question 1 of 6
What does default `git grep` search?
The default mode searches tracked working-tree files.
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Question 2 of 6
What does `git grep --cached` search?
`--cached` searches blobs registered in the index.
Question 3 of 6
What does `git grep 'x' HEAD` search?
A tree argument causes `git grep` to search blobs in that tree.
Question 4 of 6
Which option reports only filenames containing matches?
`-l` / `--files-with-matches` reports only matching filenames.
Question 5 of 6
What does `--untracked` add?
It adds untracked files to the tracked working-tree search.
Question 6 of 6
Which pair is explicitly incompatible?
The official manual says `--no-index` cannot be combined with `--cached` or `--untracked`.
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