1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/grep.zsh b/lib/grep.zsh
index 93c4270b6..977435ee4 100644
--- a/lib/grep.zsh
+++ b/lib/grep.zsh
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 # Color grep results
 # Examples: http://rubyurl.com/ZXv
 #
-export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
-export GREP_COLOR='1;32'
-\ No newline at end of file
+
+# avoid VCS folders
+GREP_OPTIONS=
+for PATTERN in .cvs .git .hg .svn; do
+    GREP_OPTIONS+="--exclude-dir=$PATTERN "
+done
+GREP_OPTIONS+="--color=auto"
+export GREP_OPTIONS="$GREP_OPTIONS"
+export GREP_COLOR='1;32'