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sift
Fast and powerful alternative to grep with complex expression support
Description
sift is a fast and powerful alternative to grep. It targets flexibility and performance, being as fast as grep while allowing specifying complex expressions to find text. It supports multiline matching, conditions, and various output formats.
AI Summary
Fast grep alternative written in Go with support for complex search expressions
Capabilities
- + Search text files at grep-comparable speed
- + Support complex search expressions and conditions
- + Multiline matching support
- + Various output formats
Use When
- → You need complex search expressions beyond what grep offers
- → You want a fast, flexible text search tool