ggreer/the_silver_searcher

A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster.

29 best points · 24 comments · 10 Hacker News posts · 27,122 GitHub stars · View on GitHub

Hacker News discussions

• The Silver Searcher: An attempt to make something better than ack (29 points, 22 comments, by robin_reala, 2012-04-13)
• The Silver Searcher: A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed (6 points, 1 comments, by gilad, 2020-05-30)
• Ag: modern, multi-core ack/grep substitute (3 points, 0 comments, by mcantelon, 2013-02-27)
• Ag: The_silver_searcher (2 points, 0 comments, by tambourine_man, 2013-12-16)
• A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster (2 points, 1 comments, by indatawetrust, 2016-07-17)
• Ggreer/the_silver_searcher: A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster (2 points, 0 comments, by simonpure, 2023-10-19)
• A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster (2 points, 0 comments, by saikatsg, 2024-07-16)
• Code-search tool MUCH faster than grep or ack (1 points, 0 comments, by sergimansilla, 2012-09-12)
• The Silver Searcher (1 points, 0 comments, by thatmiddleway, 2012-10-29)
• Building packages for Ubuntu is a horrible ordeal (1 points, 0 comments, by chocolateboy, 2013-03-31)