UniversalCodeGrep Alternatives

UniversalCodeGrep is described as '(ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies of source code. It is intended to be largely command-line compatible with Ack, to some extent with ag, and where appropriate with grep' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are eight alternatives to UniversalCodeGrep for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Haiku. The best UniversalCodeGrep alternative is grep, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UniversalCodeGrep are dnGREP, ripgrep, The Silver Searcher and ack.

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UniversalCodeGrep

Free • Open Source
File Search Utility

UniversalCodeGrep (ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies of source code. It is...

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grep
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
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38 grep alternatives
grep is a command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines matching a regular expression.
- - grep is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to UniversalCodeGrep.
- - grep is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to UniversalCodeGrep.
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grep Features
Support for regular expressions
dnGREP
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Windows
52 dnGREP alternatives
dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results. Search through text files, Word documents, PDFs, and archives using text, regular expression, XPath, and phonetic queries. dnGrep includes search-and-replace, whole-file preview, right-click search in File...
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1. PortablednGREP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Support for regular expressions
ripgrep
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Free • Open Source
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13 ripgrep alternatives
ripgrep is a command line search tool that combines the usability of The Silver Searcher (an ack clone) with the raw speed of GNU grep.
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1. Command line interfaceripgrep either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Full-Text Searchripgrep lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
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The Silver Searcher
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
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18 The Silver Searcher alternatives
Silver Searcher is a code search tool similar to ack that claims to be much faster. It's implemented in C and has some extra features such as ignoring files per .hignore, .gitignore contents.
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1. Command line interfaceThe Silver Searcher either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightThe Silver Searcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Code Search
Support for regular expressions
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ack
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
Linux
15 ack alternatives
Ack is designed as a standalone (one perl file) replacement 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.
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1. Full-Text Searchack lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
Support for regular expressions
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SeaGOAT
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Free • Open Source
Windows
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Linux
38 SeaGOAT alternatives
SeaGOAT is an "AI-based" code search engine that you can run on your local computer, or you can run it on your server as a REST API. It can be considered an alternative to grep.
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Support for regular expressions
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SSR: Simple Search & Replace
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
23 SSR: Simple Search & Replace alternatives
Easy alternative to Grep. Portable. Supports extended regular expression syntax.
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spot
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Linux
5 spot alternatives
Tiny ack-style file search utility. All arguments constitute the search text. No need to wrap most searches in double quotes. Short & written in Bash - just find & grep: you can edit it easily to suit your liking.
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