Windows Grep

Command line grep-like file search utility for Windows.

Built to mimic the command style and behavior of Unix grep. No bloated gui or custom shell. Just a fast, simple tool that runs in native cmd/powershell.

Features

• Search by file name, file content, or even file hash
• Search non-standard filetypes (pdf, docx, etc)
• Mass edit files
• Filter by file type, directory or size
• Colored output, even in non-interactive shells
• And more

Installation Methods

Installer

1. Visit the release tab (https://github.com/sLill/Windows-Grep/releases)
2. Download and run WindowsGrepSetup.msi. This will:
   • Install Windows Grep in Program Files (x86)
   • Add "grep" to the system PATH for command line use
   • Add Windows Grep to the File Explorer context menu

Standalone

1. Visit the release tab (https://github.com/sLill/Windows-Grep/releases)
2. Download one of the pre-compiled binaries

Usage

File Explorer > Right-Click > Windows Grep
or
cmd/powershell

grep [options] search_term [path]

Reference

Flag		Example
-h, --help	Show Help
-r	Recursive Search	grep -r dug C:/
-i	Ignore Case	grep -c 20 dug C:/
-c	Show n Characters Around Match	grep -i dug C:/
-F	Plain Text Search	grep -F dug C:/MyFile.txt
-t	Include files by Type(s)	grep -t .txt,.js dug C:/
-T	Exclude files by Type(s)	grep -T .css,.git dug C:/inetpub
-p	Include Filepaths by Expression	grep -p AppData,Desktop dug C:/Users
-P	Exclude Filepaths by Expression	grep -P Windows,Users dug C:/
-k	Filenames Only	grep -k 'Log.*' C:/
-o	Redirect Output to File	grep -o output.txt dug .
-v	Verbose Output	grep -v dug ../
--max-depth=	Max Depth	grep --max-depth=3 dug C:/
--include-hidden	Include Hidden Files	grep --include-hidden dug C:/
--include-system	Include System Files	grep --include-system dug C:/
--filesize-min=	Minimum File Size (kb,mb,gb,tb)	grep --filesize-min=30mb dug C:/
--filesize-max=	Maximum File Size (kb,mb,gb,tb)	grep --filesize-max=3gb dug C:/
--ignore-breaks	Ignore Line Breaks	grep --ignore-breaks dug C:/
--hash=	Match by File Hash (0=SHA256, 1=MD5)	grep --hash=0 74184D0\w+ C:/
--replace=	Replace Text	grep --replace=dig dug C:/
--delete	Delete Files	grep --delete dug C:/