GREP for Windows (2.5.0)

.NET implementation of GREP tool with GUI. Requires Microsoft .NET 4.0 to run (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx). Version 2.0+ is implemented using WPF framework.

Features

• Shell integration (ability to search from explorer)
• Plain text/regex/XPath search (including case-insensitive search)
• Phonetic search (using Bitap and Needleman-Wunch algorithms)
• File move/copy/delete actions
• Search inside archives (via plug-in)
• Search MS Word documents (via plug-in)
• Search PDF documents (via plug-in)
• Undo functionality
• Optional integration with text editor (like notepad++)
• Bookmarks (ability to save regex searches for the future)
• Pattern test form
• Search result highlighting
• Does not require installation (can be run from USB drive)

Main Screen

Options

Shell Integration

Release 2.5.0 is available for download

• Added info about search pattern and folder path to window title ( issue 83 )
• Added description of replacement patterns to help and hint ( issue 88 )
• Enabled searching in folders with ";" and "," in the name ( issue 68 )
• Made the line number column expandable ( issue 85 )
• Implemented better regex validation in main window and test ( issue 78 )
• Changed prerequisites to .NET 4.0 Client Profile to to reduce size
• Fixed issues related to Unix style line breaks
• Misc. defect fixes ( issue 75 ,  issue 80 ,  issue 81 ,  issue 82 ,  issue 87 )

Release 2.4.0 is available for download

• Upgraded to .NET 4.0 to improve "blurry" fonts on Windows XP - to disable ClearType go to Options > User Interface and uncheck the appropriate checkbox ( issue 39 )
• Fixed XPath search
• Added drop down list for previous search paths ( issue 71 )
• Added functionality to clear old searches from drop downs ( issue 70 )
• Added option to have results tree be always expanded ( issue 70 )

Release 2.3.1 is available for download

• Bug fix related to file search (certain files were skipped from search)
• Added splash screen to address WPF related slow start ( issue 64 )

Release 2.3.0 is available for download

• Added history to filter text fields (via drop down field) ( issue 62 )
• Improved Cancel button performance when searching large directories ( issue 57 )
• Added context menu to copy path to clipboard (in addition to Ctrl + C hotkey) ( issue 61 )
• Implemented line separator when "show in context" is used ( issue 58 )
• Misc. bug fixes ( issue 55 ,  issue 56 )
• Misc. Windows 7 bug fixes ( issue 56 ,  issue 50 )
• Implemented new installer

Release 2.2.0 is available for download

• Added option to exclude binary files from search - used algorithm from winGrep ( issue 41 )
• Extended tree view to support copy to clipboard via Ctrl + C ( issue 42 ) and drag-and-drop to external editor ( issue 54 )
• Added quick access to past search and replace patterns similar to other search tools ( issue 37 )
• Converted search window from tool-window to standard window to add minimize and maximize buttons ( issue 22 ,  issue 47 )
• Extended "files that match" pattern to support commas along with semi-colons to provide multiple patterns ( issue 49 )
• Misc. defect fixes ( issue 44 ,  issue 45 ,  issue 51 ,  issue 52 ,  issue 53 )

Release 2.1.0 is available for download

• Implemented "whole word" search functionality ( issue 35 )
• Added ability to specify file patterns to "exclude" (e.g. "*.jpg;*.gif;*.png") ( issue 32 )
• Added support for unix-style wildcards in asterisk search (e.g. "t[a-z]st-fil?.*") ( issue 33 )
• Fixed UI issues with Options window ( issue 39 ,  issue 38 )
• Added "Search Params" options tab which currently allows to customize phonetic search "fuzzyness"
• Implemented feature to copy file names returned in search into clipboard ( issue 16 )
• Number of misc. defect fixes ( issue 36 ,  issue 40 )

Release 2.0.0 is available for download

• Version 2.0 is a complete re-write of the front-end using WPF framework and now requires .NET 3.5 SP1
• Includes a new type of search - phonetic (based on agrep algorithm)
• Added search result highlighting
• Added ability to drag and drop files and folders from Explorer into dnGREP ( issue 33 )
• Added ability to delete nodes from the result ( issue 34 )
• Fixed inconsistency between test form and main search ( issue 31 )
• Number of other misc. improvements and enhancements

Release 0.13.0 is available for download

• Added PDF plug-in to search inside PDF documents (uses xpdf engine) ( issue 28 )
• Implemented ability to open files inside archive ( issue 27 )
• Misc. fixes related to Windows 7
• File/Folder select dialog ( issue 26 )
• Menu text layout

Release 0.12.0 is available for download

• Added MS Word plug-in to search inside word documents (requires Office 2003 or 2007 installed) ( issue 20 )
• Implemented "preview" functionality to show results as they are found ( issue 21 )
• Implemented ability to search inside one file as well as to select multiple files to search in. To enable this with Shell integration go to Options, un-check Shell Integration option and then check it back on ( issue 19 )
• Added ability to type folder or file path in text box ( issue 23 )
• Increased search and replace text-box maximum length from 32767 to 327670 ( issue 24 )

Release 0.11.0 is available for download

• Added plug-in framework for future enhancements
• Added archive plug-in to search inside 7z, rar, and zip archives (utilizes 7zip engine for extracting files) ( issue 18 )
• Fixed exception when search returns no files ( issue 17 )
• Enabled replace with empty strings ( issue 15 )

Release 0.10.3 is available for download

• Fixed shell integration on drive level (dnGREP shortcut when right clicking on drive letter in Windows Explorer). To enable this go to Options, un-check Shell Integration option and then check it back on ( issue 14 )
• Added help file
• Added setup solution
• Fixed defect with XPath search

Release 0.10.2 is available for download

• Added ability to search on file name pattern only without searching file content ( issue 12 ). Requires an option checked:

• Misc bug fixes ( issue 10 ,  issue 11 ,  issue 13 )

Release 0.10.1 is available for download

• Implemented "context view" (ability to see N number of lines before the matched result and M lines after) ( issue 9 )
• Added "Case Insensitive" search to Regex search
• Added display of number of matches in the result tree

Release 0.10.0 is available for download

• Added XPath search (for XML files)
• Added advance actions ">>" (Copy, Move, Delete files; generate CSV report)
• Added search in results (search previously matched files)
• Added ability to specify file pattern as regex

Release 0.9.4 is available for download

• Added option to open containing folder ( issue 8 )

Release 0.9.3 is available for download

• Added ability to see file path in result window ( issue 6 )
• Changed default behavior of Enter key when in textbox with multi-line mode ( issue 7 )

Release 0.9.2 is available for download

• Added automatic check for updates (controlled via Options)

Release 0.9.1 is available for download

• Fixed  issue 1 ,  issue 2 
• Renames project to dnGREP for better searchability ( issue 4 )
• Added bookmarks
• Updated UI (returned back the old textbox layout)

Release 0.9.0 is available for download

• Added multiline search capability
• Added warning when replacing read-only files
• Added running time information on the status strip
• When Open Folder is clicked and no folders are currently selected, the clipboard is read for folder path
• Fixed read-only search bug

Release 0.8.4 is available for download

• Added window to test regular expressions
• Added regex cheat-sheet (thanks to http://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions-cheat-sheet/)

Release 0.8.3 is available for download

• Fixed issues when replacing text in ANSI files by implementing GetFileEncoding() (thanks to http://csharpfeeds.com/post/6949/Detecting_Text_Encoding_for_StreamReader.aspx)

Release 0.8.2 is available for download

• Implemented case-insensitive plain text search (thanks to http://www.codeproject.com/KB/string/fastestcscaseinsstringrep.aspx)
• Added ability to filter by multiple text pattern (separated by semicolon)
• Fixed defect when replacing read-only files
• Fixed defect with maintaining file attributes after replacement