Command-line tool

the_silver_searcher

brew/the_silver_searcher

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Code-search similar to ack developer-tools cli search command-prompt terminal shell console find command-line grep findstr the-silver-surfer

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Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id JFLarvoire.Ag -e

macOS

brew install the_silver_searcher

Linux

brew install the_silver_searcher

Find files containing `string`, and print the line matches in context

ag string

Find files containing `string` in a specific directory

ag string path/to/directory

Find files containing `string`, but only list the filenames

ag -l string

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