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title: ppl grep Manual Page
layout: command
section: documentation
command: grep
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### Name

ppl grep - Search the address book

### Synopsis

    ppl grep <options> <search>

### Description

This command is an alias of `git grep`. The `<options>` and the `<search>`
string given are passed straight on through to `git grep`.

The format and color of the output of this command is subject to your system's
git configuration, not the contents of your `~/.pplconfig`.

### Examples

    $ ppl grep smith
    john.vcf:EMAIL:[e-mail]

### See Also

* [git grep](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-grep)

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