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    This document describes version 0.014 of Acme::CPANModules::GrepVariants
    (from Perl distribution Acme-CPANModules-GrepVariants), released on
    2025-08-20.

DESCRIPTION
    This list catalogs various grep-like tools.

    1. Reimplementations

    grep (from PerlPowerTools) simply tries to reimplement grep in Perl, as
    part of the project to reimplement many Unix utilities in Perl. It has
    few practical uses; mainly educational. The portability advantage of
    Perl is probably minor as grep and many Unix utilities are now available
    on other platforms including Windows.

    2a. Improvements in recursive searching against files

    ack. Created in 2005 by Andy Lester, ack is the granddaddy of grep-like
    programs that try to improve the experience of using grep to search for
    text in source code. ack skips VCS directories like ".git" or ".svn",
    and understands file types so it doesn't look into giant ".mp4"s and
    other binaries by default. ack has spurred the development of its
    improvements (mostly in speed aspect) like The Silver Searcher ("ag")

lib/Acme/CPANModules/GrepVariants.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

our $DATE = '2025-08-20'; # DATE
our $DIST = 'Acme-CPANModules-GrepVariants'; # DIST
our $VERSION = '0.014'; # VERSION

my $description = <<'MARKDOWN';
This list catalogs various grep-like tools.

**1. Reimplementations**

grep (from <pm:PerlPowerTools>) simply tries to reimplement grep in Perl, as
part of the project to reimplement many Unix utilities in Perl. It has few
practical uses; mainly educational. The portability advantage of Perl is
probably minor as grep and many Unix utilities are now available on other
platforms including Windows.


**2a. Improvements in recursive searching against files**

<prog:ack>. Created in 2005 by Andy Lester, <pm:ack> is the granddaddy of
grep-like programs that try to improve the experience of using grep to search
for text in source code. ack skips VCS directories like `.git` or `.svn`, and
understands file types so it doesn't look into giant `.mp4`s and other binaries
by default. ack has spurred the development of its improvements (mostly in speed

lib/Acme/CPANModules/GrepVariants.pm  view on Meta::CPAN

This document describes version 0.014 of Acme::CPANModules::GrepVariants (from Perl distribution Acme-CPANModules-GrepVariants), released on 2025-08-20.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This list catalogs various grep-like tools.

B<1. Reimplementations>

grep (from L<PerlPowerTools>) simply tries to reimplement grep in Perl, as
part of the project to reimplement many Unix utilities in Perl. It has few
practical uses; mainly educational. The portability advantage of Perl is
probably minor as grep and many Unix utilities are now available on other
platforms including Windows.

B<2a. Improvements in recursive searching against files>

L<ack>. Created in 2005 by Andy Lester, L<ack> is the granddaddy of
grep-like programs that try to improve the experience of using grep to search
for text in source code. ack skips VCS directories like C<.git> or C<.svn>, and
understands file types so it doesn't look into giant C<.mp4>s and other binaries
by default. ack has spurred the development of its improvements (mostly in speed
aspect) like The Silver Searcher (C<ag>) (implemented in C) or C<ripgrep>