The Silver Searcher

A code searching tool similar to ack, but faster

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Search & Grep C replaces grep, ack

ag (The Silver Searcher) is a code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster. It ignores file patterns from .gitignore and .hgignore.

Install

brew brew install the_silver_searcher
apt apt install silversearcher-ag

Demos

ag -l "TODO" — list files containing a pattern
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ag -l "TODO" — list files containing a pattern

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