the_silver_searcher

Also known as: ag

Code-search similar to ack

Current versions:

stable	✅	2.2.0
head	⚡️	HEAD
bottle	🍾	high_sierra, sierra, el_capitan

Options:

--without-xz

Build without xz support

Depends on:

✅

8.42

Perl compatible regular expressions library

Depends on recommended:

✅

5.2.4

General-purpose data compression with high compression ratio

Depends on when building from source:

autoconf	✅	2.69	Automatic configure script builder
automake	✅	1.16.1	Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles
pkg-config	✅	0.29.2	Manage compile and link flags for libraries

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	14,336
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	8
Installs on Request (30 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	11,945
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	8
Build Errors (30 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	1
Installs (90 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	25,725
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	11
Installs on Request (90 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	23,080
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	8
Installs (365 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	134,797
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	79
`the_silver_searcher --without-xz`	28
Installs on Request (365 days)
`the_silver_searcher`	101,864
`the_silver_searcher --HEAD`	59
`the_silver_searcher --without-xz`	23

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