CGrep: a context-aware grep for source codes

Usage

Cgrep 8.0.0. Usage: cgrep [OPTION] [PATTERN] files... cgrep [OPTIONS] [ITEM] Pattern: -f --file=FILE Read PATTERNs from file (one per line) -w --word Force word matching -p --prefix Force prefix matching -s --suffix Force suffix matching -e --edit Use edit distance -G --regex Use regex matching (posix) -P --pcre Use regex matching (pcre) -i --ignore-case Ignore case distinctions Context filters: -c --code Enable search in source code -m --comment Enable search in comments -l --literal Enable search in string literals Token filters: --name --identifier Identifiers --type --native Native Types --keyword Keywords --number Literal numbers --string Literal strings --op Operators Semantic: -S --semantic "code" pattern: _, _1, _2... (identifiers), $, $1, $2... (optionals), ANY, KEY, STR, LIT, NUM, HEX, OCT, OR Output control: --max-count=INT Stop search in files after INT matches -t --type-filter=ITEM Specify file types. ie: Cpp, +Haskell, -Makefile -k --kind-filter=ITEM Specify file kinds. Text, Config, Language, Data, Markup or Script --force-type=ITEM Force the type of file --type-list List the supported file types -v --invert-match Select non-matching lines --multiline=INT Enable multi-line matching -r --recursive Enable recursive search (don't follow symlinks) -T --skip-test Skip files that have 'test' in the name --prune-dir=ITEM Do not descend into dir -L --follow Follow symlinks Output format: --show-match Show list of matching tokens --color Use colors to highlight the match strings --no-color Do not use colors (override config file) -h --no-filename Suppress the file name prefix on output --no-numbers Suppress both line and column numbers on output --no-column Suppress the column number on output --count Print only a count of matching lines per file --filename-only Print only the name of files containing matches --json Format output as json object --vim Run vim editor passing the files that match --editor Run the editor specified by EDITOR var., passing the files that match --fileline When edit option is specified, pass the list of matching files in file:line format (e.g. vim 'file-line' plugin) Concurrency: -j --threads=INT Number threads to run in parallel Miscellaneous: --verbose=INT Verbose level: 1, 2 or 3 --no-shallow Disable shallow-search --palette Show color palette -? --help Display help message -V --version Print version information --numeric-version Print just the version number