ack-grep

grep-like program specifically for large source trees

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/ack-grep.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install ack-grep
Ubuntu
apt-get install ack-grep
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ack-grep
Raspbian
apt-get install ack-grep

ack-grep

grep-like program specifically for large source trees

Ack is designed as an alternative for 99% of the uses of grep. ack is intelligent about the files it searches. It knows about certain file types, based on both the extension on the file and, in some cases, the contents of the file. Ack ignores backup files and files under CVS and .svn directories. It also highlights matches to help you see where the match was. Ack uses perl regular expressions.