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ack – grep-like source code search tool

ack is designed as an alternative to grep for programmers. It is highly portable and runs on any platform that runs Perl.

The Silver Searcher is a tool for searching code. It started off as a clone of Ack, but their feature sets have since diverged slightly.

CGrep is a context-aware grep for source codes. It’s implemented using Clang’s libtooling libraries. Free and open source software.

sift is an alternative that aims for both speed and flexibility – i.e. adding features while trying to reach the performance of grep.

The ugrep utility searches any given input files, selecting lines that match one or more patterns. Free and open source software.

This article spotlights alternative tools to kill.

pkill is a Python script that is compatible from 2.6 upwards through 3.2. pkill kills a process by its name.

gkill is an interactive process killer for Linux and macOS. It’s written in the Go programming language and MIT licensed.

epkill is a fork of procps-ng verion 3.3.10, but only with the utilities pidof, pgrep, and pkill. GPL licensed software.

traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.