perg

perg is a micro command-line tool to search for given string inside a file, written in Rust.

Lightweight alternative for grep, without highlighting.

❯ perg --help

perg 0.1.0

USAGE:
    perg <pattern> <path>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

ARGS:
    <pattern>
    <path>

Installation

Using Cargo via rustup:

❯ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

then install perg binary:

❯ git clone git@github.com:vinhnx/perg.git
❯ cd perg
❯ cargo install --path .

Usage

Quick example

on current repo:

❯ perg v src/main.rs
    #[derive(StructOpt)]
    #[derive(Debug)]

Another Example

on a test file, then search for a pattern:

❯ echo "hello world\nhi world\nby world" >> test.txt
❯ cat test.txt
    # hello world
    # hi world
    # by world
❯ perg e test.txt
    # hello world
    # bye world

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