ohmyzsh/lib/grep.zsh
Hugo Osvaldo Barrera 427a7118ac Only add --color to grep's alias if that option is valid.
The option `--color` is not available on all versions of grep. This change
verifies that the option is valid before adding it to the alias used by
default.
2015-02-02 13:14:39 -03:00

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# is x grep argument available?
grep-flag-available() {
echo | grep $1 "" >/dev/null 2>&1
}
GREP_OPTIONS=""
# color grep results
if grep-flag-available --color=auto; then
GREP_OPTIONS+="--color=auto"
fi
# ignore VCS folders (if the necessary grep flags are available)
VCS_FOLDERS="{.bzr,.cvs,.git,.hg,.svn}"
if grep-flag-available --exclude-dir=.cvs; then
GREP_OPTIONS+=" --exclude-dir=$VCS_FOLDERS"
elif grep-flag-available --exclude=.cvs; then
GREP_OPTIONS+=" --exclude=$VCS_FOLDERS"
fi
# export grep settings
alias grep="grep $GREP_OPTIONS"
# clean up
unset GREP_OPTIONS
unset VCS_FOLDERS
unfunction grep-flag-available