ack is better than grep

.gitmodules

@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@
 [submodule "bundle/nerdcommenter"]
 	path = bundle/nerdcommenter
 	url = git://github.com/scrooloose/nerdcommenter.git
+[submodule "bundle/ack"]
+	path = bundle/ack
+	url = git://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim.git

.vimrc

@@ -146,3 +146,5 @@ set wildignore+=.git,*.pyc,*~ "stuff to ignore when searching and tab completing
 "keep swap files in one location
 set backupdir=$HOME/.vim/tmp
 set directory=$HOME/.vim/tmp
+
+let g:ackprg="ack-grep -H --nocolor --nogroup --column"

install.sh

@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@
 # My vim life.
 # Rainer Borene
 
-# Check if Git is installed.
-if [ ! -e "/usr/bin/git" ]
-then
+# Check if git is installed.
+if [ ! -e "/usr/bin/git" ]; then
   echo "What? You don't have Git installed."
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Install ack-grep binary
+if [ ! -e "/usr/bin/ack-grep" ]; then
+  if [ "$(uname -o)" == "GNU/Linux" ]; then
+    echo "*** Installing ack-grep..."
+    sudo apt-get install ack-grep
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Sorry, but you have to install ack-grep first."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 TTY="/dev/$( ps -p$$ | tail -1 | awk '{print$2}' )"
 
 # Make sure we want to proceed with installation.
@@ -26,7 +36,7 @@ cd ~
 rm -Rf .vimrc .gvimrc ~/.vim
 
 # Clone repository
-echo "*** Installing Vimfiles..."
+echo "*** Downloading..."
 git clone git://github.com/rainerborene/vimfiles.git .vim > /dev/null 
 ln -s .vim/.vimrc
 
@@ -35,7 +45,7 @@ cd ~/.vim
 mkdir tmp
 
 # Initialize submodules
-echo "*** Updating submodules..."
+echo "*** Updating modules..."
 git submodule update --init > /dev/null
 
 # Compile Command-T extension