GREP
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What is grep?
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| Grep is a computer program that searches for text
and characters in files. "Grep" is an
acronym for "general regular expression program."
Regular expressions are patterns, formulas, for finding text. Grep
originated in UNIX as a command-line tool. |
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Grep in Windows
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| Yadu Digital's Finders Keepers™,
a Windows 95/98/NT/2K/XP/Vista program, uses grep-like regular expressions
to search files. The program provides 4 ways to search
files for text. Finders Keepers™ has many features besides
the use of grep-like regular expressions, including indexed text retrieval
and functions to replace text in multiple files with automatic
backups. The program looks like this: |
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| As you can see, the program has a Windows interface.
You can download an evaluation
copy. |
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Command-line Grep
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| If you need a grep that you
can run from a command line, here are some links to try: |
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YGrep
Search Engine provides a command-line grep and a software
development kit for grep. Some of the searches
in Finders Keepers™ were based on, or derived from, earlier versions of
this; and hence we recommend it.
If you like it, you can purchase it online with RegNow. |
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Search for grep
at CNET Downloads.com |
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Grep - GNU Project
at the Free Software Foundation (FSF) |
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Search for grep
at ZDNet Downloads or ZDNet's SoftSeek |
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Search for grep
at Tucows (many platforms) |
