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GNU Grepugrep
Free

Free software from the GNU Project with no paid tier.

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Installed by default on most Linux systems
  • Thorough documentation via man, info and online manual
  • Compatible with grep options
  • Interactive text interface for building queries
  • Slower on large codebases than tools like ripgrep or ugrep
  • Does not skip ignored files or directories by default
  • Large option set takes time to learn
  • Interactive interface is terminal-only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

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