UniversalCodeGrep (ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies of source code.
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Category: CLI
vgrep – pager for grep, git-grep, ripgrep and similar grep implementations
vgrep is a pager for grep, git-grep, ripgrep and similar grep tools. It allows opening the indexed file locations in a user-specified editor.
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phpgrep – syntax-aware grep for PHP code
phpgrep is both a library and a command-line tool. The library can be used to perform syntax-aware PHP code matching inside Go programs.
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ack – grep-like source code search tool
ack is designed as an alternative to grep for programmers. It is highly portable and runs on any platform that runs Perl.
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The Silver Searcher – code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster
The Silver Searcher is a tool for searching code. It started off as a clone of Ack, but their feature sets have since diverged slightly.
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CGrep – context-aware grep for C and C++ source files
CGrep is a context-aware grep for source codes. It’s implemented using Clang’s libtooling libraries. Free and open source software.
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sift – fast and powerful alternative to grep
sift is an alternative that aims for both speed and flexibility – i.e. adding features while trying to reach the performance of grep.
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ugrep – ultra fast grep with interactive TUI
The ugrep utility searches any given input files, selecting lines that match one or more patterns. Free and open source software.
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Tera – interactive music radio player
Tera is an interactive music radio player. Play your favorite radio stations, CRUD your favorite lists, and explore new radio stations from your terminal.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: kill
This article spotlights alternative tools to kill.
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pkill – kills a given program name
pkill is a Python script that is compatible from 2.6 upwards through 3.2. pkill kills a process by its name.
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gkill – interactive process killer
gkill is an interactive process killer for Linux and macOS. It’s written in the Go programming language and MIT licensed.
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epkill – procps utilities with environment constraints
epkill is a fork of procps-ng verion 3.3.10, but only with the utilities pidof, pgrep, and pkill. GPL licensed software.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute
traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.
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Open Visual Trace Route – visual traceroute tool
Open Visual Trace Route is a cross-platform visual traceroute tool. It’s written in the Java programming language.
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