ack

ack show the matched files name only

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ack list files

ack is a command-line utility written in Perl for searching strings inside files. By default when you search, it shows you the file name along with the matching content of the file. Sometimes you may only want to list file names that match your search. This can be done with -l option ack -l “search … Read more

ack better grep for programmers

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ack is a tool like grep optimized for programmers. ack show the matched files name only On Debian/Ubuntu, you can install it with apt apt install ack To install from source, run curl https://beyondgrep.com/ack-v3.0.2 > /usr/local/bin/ack && chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/ack For installing for just one user, run curl https://beyondgrep.com/ack-v3.0.2 > ~/bin/ack && chmod 0755 ~/bin/ack … Read more