Command-line tool

ack

brew/ack

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Search tool like grep, but optimized for programmers

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install ack

macOS

brew install ack

Search for files containing a string or `regex` in the current directory recursively

ack "search_pattern"

Search for a case-insensitive pattern

ack -i "search_pattern"

Search for lines matching a pattern, printing only the matched text and not the rest of the line

ack -o "search_pattern"

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