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Grep: Global Regular Expression and Print A Unix pattern matching utility that searches files for a string of text and outputs any line that contains the pattern. Grep came...; Full Grep Definition >>

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FindIt (exe): Find files quickly on your computer that match your criteria. Consise search results. You can use search text or Regular Expressions like grep. Supports Word, Excel, Pdf, Zip, Binary and Unicode files.; Tags: Grep, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Search, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-02-07
TextWrangler (dmg): TextWrangler is a powerful and richly-featured tool for composing, modifying, and transforming text stored in plain-text files. Features include: Flexible 'grep' style pattern-based search and replace based on PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular Expression), comprehensive OSA AppleScript support, syntax coloring and function navigation for Perl, Python, Java, ANSI C, C++, Objective-C, and...; Tags: Bare Bones Software Inc., Grep, Perl, Tool, TextWrangler, Productivity, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Apple Mac OS X, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS; Software downloads 2008-01-17
V - The File Viewer (exe): V is an all-purpose File Manager for Windows. It is a combination File Viewer, Directory Browser, File Finder, and File Unzipper. Features include Large file support, Dual Pane Interface, Thumbnails Mode, ZIP file support, File searching and GREP, Regular expressions, HEX and EBCDIC, Floating ruler and line number display, Command...; Tags: Grep, V, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2006-11-17
Windows Desktop Search 3.0 beta 2 released: Windows Desktop Search 3.0 beta 2 releasedYou mean like'grep'?[You can use this search engine to index a program's content and to obtain instant results when you search within a particular program.]I guess I just don't generate enough documents as I don't see any value in this.No Network indexingLooks like I...; Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Grep, Windows Desktop Search 3.0 Beta, Windows Desktop Search 3.0 beta 2, Windows Desktop Search 3.0; Discussion threads 2006-08-23
FindInFilesX Professional (exe): FindInFilesX, grep, is designed to assist developers to quickly add a text search utility to their end products. The parsing of files for text is encountered often in all areas of software programming. A key feature of this OCX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end...; Tags: Grep, SoftInterface, Programming, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2005-10-13

AJC Grep (zip): AJC Grep is a powerful file finder, text search, replace and data extraction program for Windows. This is a major time saving tool for developers, documenters, Web designers and anyone who has to search and replace in a large number of files. AJC Grep is very easy to use and...; Tags: Grep, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2005-08-04

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BBEdit (dmg): BBEdit is the leading professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides a plethora of features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text. BBEdit transforms text with high performance. An intelligent interface provides...; Tags: Bare Bones Software Inc., HTML, Apple Macintosh, BBEdit, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Scripting Languages, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-12-20
New Apple support docs target Leopard: Apple late last week and over the weekend dropped a bunch of documents into its support library. A number of the articles discuss recent problems reported with Leopard, including disappearing volumes during installation, Leopard-only packages and echos with A/V chats. Shortly following the recent release of Leopard,...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Apple Inc., Leopard, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-11-05
IBM's Linux contributions: IBM's Linux contributionsRE: IBM's Linux contributionsHonestly Murph.To find something you actually have to look for it,and if you look at the marketing bull sites, youfind marketing bull. Just try to look at these 3places, mentioned below.http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux with things like PAVE which lets you run x86 Linux ...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, IBM Corp., contribution, IBM Linux; Discussion threads 2007-10-12
Examine32 Text Search (exe): Examine32 Text Search is a fast and versatile text search utility. It can search both text and binary files using ordinary text, the logical operators OR, AND, NOT and XOR, and GREP-like regular expressions. Files within ZIP archives can be searched. Searches can be across multiple drives over networks or...; Tags: Aquila Mining Systems, Examine32 Text Search, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Management, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2007-08-15
GPL 3 release set for Friday: GPL 3 release set for FridayThis is going to be a very special moment in the history of Free Software.A big thanks to Richard Stallman, Eben Morgan, and all of the others working behind the scenes to make the GPL3 the best license on the planet. It will be very...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., GPL 3, GPL 2, GPL; Discussion threads 2007-06-28
Shadows over Linux: Shadows over LinuxSelf interest is a wonderful thingPeople tend to back whatever they have an investment in. Murph has a lot of time and history invested in Unix and Sun in particular. As a result, the last paragraph of the story could have been written as [i]"... an Us Vs...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Self-Interest, Sun Products, Murph, Unix, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Solaris, ZFS; Discussion threads 2007-06-20
iTunes Plus tracks contain user info: People that were hoping to be able to freely trade iTunes' new DRM-free tracks from EMI will be in for a surprise – the tracks are embedded with your iTunes user name. TUAW has posted a grep command that allows you to view the user name tag via terminal. Wired's...; Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM; Blog posts 2007-06-04
iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?: If you follow the digital music business at all, then you know by now that earlier this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued a clarion call (ok, an open letter) to the entertainment confab to free digital content of any digital rights management DRM technology: the technology that, in the...; Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Security, Personal Technology, General, Entertainment, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Apple's Spotlight: keywords are so '90s: Apple's Spotlight: keywords are so '90sSpotlightSpotlight finds too much for me at times. (Though it's where I start). find or grep from the Terminal really comes in handy as Plans B or C.Command-fIn a Finder Window is much more useful. Spotlight just serves as window decoration in my menu bar.I...; Tags: Apple Inc., Thse; Discussion threads 2007-05-14
V-Grep (zip): Easy to use while feature-rich application that brings regular expressions power to the typical Windows users. Regular expressions are using basic concept of the masks but they add even more special characters that can represent definite number of characters, optional phrases. You can specify expressions representing complex patterns that are...; Tags: Expression, Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications; Software downloads 2007-04-27
IT pros battle clock and code in time change: IT pros battle clock and code in time changeYou must work in a small companybecause the pain lies in updating exchange and calendar entries. Lets see you automate this process thru WSUS.Do these people freak out every 2nd Tuesday of the month?If they have any sort of network with Windows...; Tags: Patches, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Mar 11, Sun Nov, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, DST; Discussion threads 2007-03-05
Daylight Savings Time change: Tips for Microsoft users: Daylight Savings Time change: Tips for Microsoft usersDST patch SHOULD be a critical update.Many applications, including security applications, are time dependant. Therefore this fix SHOULD be placed in the critical update section for users.I'd give Microsoft more of a break on this if they hadn't already abused the "critical"...; Tags: E-mail servers, Daylight Saving Time, Apple Mac OS X, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Mar 11, Sun Nov, server; Discussion threads 2007-02-09
An idea from 1997 - needed now: I was looking at an application of the DUNDI (Distributed Universal Number Discovery - "a peer-to-peer system for locating Internet gateways to telephony services.") protocol within the Asterix open source PBX environment when I noticed that the combination is missing something important -which I just happen to have "invented" a...; Tags: Oracle Corp., cartridge; Blog posts 2006-09-14
When scripts become programs: When scripts become programsScripts ARE programsI do not see that there is any difference, in essence, between a script and an interpreted language. About the only difference I can see is that a script is a program "fragment", what in the old days we called a subroutine. On this basis...; Tags: Development tools, Scripting languages, Programming languages, programming, scripting language, programmer; Discussion threads 2006-07-21