Friday, February 14, 2014

AstroGrep 4.3.1



AstroGrep is a Microsoft Windows grep utility. Grep is a UNIX command-line program which searches within files for keywords. AstroGrep supports regular expressions, versatile printing options, stores most recently used paths and has a "context" feature which is very nice for looking at source code.


AstroGrep includes the following features:



  • Regular expressions (Uses the standard Microsoft .Net Regular Expressions: Quick Reference)

  • Concurrent multiple file types

  • Recursive directory searching

  • A "context" feature that selects the lines above and below your search expression

  • Most Recently Used list for search paths

  • Somewhat versatile printing options

  • Double click to open file with editor of your choice

  • Store Most Recently Used file names and search expressions

  • Match Whole Word Only

  • Syntax highlighing

  • Free of charge and Open Source


What's new in this version:


Bugs



  • 40: Counts not updated after item deleted from file list.

  • 42: Minimum File Count option needs translated

  • 43: Unicode/​binary matched text, display error

  • 44: Issues with accented characters

  • 45: Issue with file filter

  • 47: Wrong Italian translation in status bar

  • 48: AstroGrep not working (correctly) with utf8 characters/​files


Support Requests


Feature Requests



  • 53: Search folder in taskbar button & title bar

  • 56: Add new default Directory Name exclusions for Source Controls systems and IDEs

  • 58: Drag and drop for "Search Path"

  • 59: make exclusions checkable

  • 61: For file types, please add ability to separate using ; or ,

  • 64: Add possibility to show current search path in program title

  • 65: Create context menu options for common file operations

  • 66: Detect UTF-8 files without BOM as UTF-8

  • 67: Add option for default file open to associated program


Others



  • Cleaned up saving results output when only searching files or selecting only to return file names (thanks to user Joseph Sheble)


Download: AstroGrep 4.3.1 | 129 KB (Open Source)

View: AstroGrep Homepage



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