grep-default-directory: preference variable

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grep-default-directory: preference variable

Default value: 0

When you press <Enter> without entering a file pattern for grep, and this variable is zero (the default), Epsilon tries to search the same set of files as last time, even if you've subsequently changed directories.

Set this variable to 1 if you want grep to instead reinterpret the file pattern you typed according to the current directory.

Set it to 2 if you want Epsilon to reinterpret the previous file pattern according to the directory associated with the current buffer. Set it to 3 if you want Epsilon to interpret any relative pattern you type according to the directory associated with the current buffer.

For settings 2 and 3 above to work properly, the grep-prompt-with-buffer-directory variable must not be set to 0.

This variable affects only relative file patterns like *.cpp. If you typed an absolute path the first time, pressing <Enter> will always search those files regardless of this setting.

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