Reaper (grep-like utility written in Rust)

A command-line tool that searches for text patterns in files.

Overview

Reaper is a command-line tool that searches for specific text patterns in files, similar to the classic Unix grep utility. This implementation is written in Rust for performance, safety, and ease of use.

Features

• Fast text searching in files
• Case-sensitive searching (default)
• Case-insensitive searching with a flag
• Clear and helpful output formatting

Installation

• Pre-requisites: Cargo, Rust v1.82+

• Build the project with:

git clone https://github.com/bakayu/reaper.git
cd reaper
cargo build --release

• The compiled binary will be available at target/release/reaper.

Usage

Use the utility with the following commands: (make sure to add the path of the binary to your environment)

reaper [OPTIONS] <PATTERN> <FILE>

Options

• -i, --ignore-case: Perform case-insensitive matching.

Examples

• Search for "text" in a file:

repear text somefile.txt

• Search for "rust" case-insensitively:

reaper -i rust somefile.txt

or

reaper --ignore-case rust somefile.txt

Tests

To run tests, run the following command:

cargo test