Recursively search for files containing text. Built with C#, .NET 8 and WinForms
Mandatory parameters:
--search <text>, -s <text> Text to find
Optional parameters:
--folder <x>, -f <x> Folder to search (default '.')
--pattern <x, ...>, -p <x, ...> File patterns to match eg '*.txt,*.docx' (default '*')
--open-with <x>, -w <x> Open files with this program instead of Notepad
--inside-zips, -z Always search inside zip files. Implies -p *.zip
--one-thread, -o Don't search files in parallel
--case-sensitive, -c Text is matched in a case-sensitive way
--hide-errors, -h Hide errors in output list
Search current folder for txt and Word files containing 'hello world':
Searcher.exe --folder . --pattern *.txt,*.docx --search "hello world"
Search just zip files for anything containing 'hello':
Searcher.exe -f . -p *.zip -s hello
Search txt files (including those in zips) for anything containing 'hello':
Searcher.exe -z -f . -p *.txt -s hello
Or..
Searcher.exe -f . -p *.txt,*.zip -s hello
Search txt files (excluding those in zips) for anything containing 'hello':
Searcher.exe -f . -p *.txt -s hello
Searcher can look inside zips (use the -z option), docx and pdf files.
Requires Visual Studio 2022, or .NET 8 SDK.
dotnet publish -c Release
Or to make a single-file bundle with necessary nuget packages:
publish.cmd
xUnit is used for testing. They can be run from Test Explorer in Visual Studio, or by running:
RunTests.cmd