ack

ack is a grep-like search tool optimized for source code.

Runs as ack|macOS, Linux, Windows|beyondgrep.com

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Generated from the command form · 10 options

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sha256

ccd051d987047303ee8917507d64eb9537db6e09ca0f802fbb4e502185a77077

Size

2384 bytes

OptionsOn ack itself

--ignore-case-i

Ignore case

-S

Ignore case only if the pattern has no upper-case letters.

--word-regexp-w

Whole words only

--literal-Q

Literal pattern

--invert-match-v

Invert match

--files-with-matches-l

List matching files only

--count-c

Count matches per file

--after-context-A

Lines after <after>

--before-context-B

Lines before <before>

--type-t

Only search files of this ack file type. <file_type>

ArgumentsPositional, in order

<pattern>

<paths>

Defaults to the current directory when empty. · optional · repeatable · filepaths