utilities

What are some utilities to search for code throughout many files or folders?

What is an utility to find code throughout many files or folders. Something akin to PowerGrep but freeware.

Solution

  • On Windows, there's a "find" command that is similar to grep.

    You could also download cygwin or some other Unix emulator and get grep from that.

    On Windows, you can also get a standalone version of grep with "unxutils" pack: http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/