fastgrep

🚀 Grep, but FAST! Uses multi-threading to grep very large files

Installation

1. Run cargo build --release to build the binary.
2. Execute binary at ./target/release/fastgrep.
3. Add to your PATH by running cp target/release/fastgrep /usr/local/bin/.

Usage

fastgrep 0.3.1
Zak Cutner (https://zakcutner.uk)
Grep, but FAST! Uses multi-threading to grep very large files

USAGE:
    fastgrep [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <PATTERN> --jobs <NUMBER> --size <NUMBER>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -r, --regex      Enables regular expression patterns
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -c, --colour=<WHEN>    Sets when the output should be coloured, can be `auto', `always' or `never'
    -j, --jobs <NUMBER>    Sets number of jobs to run in parallel, must be at least one
    -s, --size <NUMBER>    Sets number of lines to include in each job, must be at least one

ARGS:
    <PATTERN>    Pattern to grep for within the given input

Appendix

• Requires Rust to be installed, can be obtained from here.
• Greater job sizes will result in more lines being loaded into memory at once.
• Please open an issue for any questions!