Add the following to your Emacs init file: (require 'helm-git-grep) ;; Not necessary if installed by package.el (global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'helm-git-grep) ;; Invoke `helm-git-grep' from isearch. (define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'helm-git-grep-from-isearch) ;; Invoke `helm-git-grep' from other helm. (eval-after-load 'helm '(define-key helm-map (kbd "C-c g") 'helm-git-grep-from-helm)) For more information, See the following URL: https://github.com/yasuyk/helm-git-grep Original version is anything-git-grep, and port to helm. https://github.com/mechairoi/anything-git-grep