AstroGrep is a lightweight Open Source user-defined file search utility.

AstroGrep is a portable tool that offers more flexibility in searching than the default Windows search - it includes valuable features such as regular expressions, flexible printing options, and stores the most recently used paths. It has a "context" feature for quickly viewing source codes.

AStroGrep Features:

● Regular expressions
● Concurrent multiple file types
● Recursive directory searching
● A "context" feature that selects the lines above and below your search expression
● Versatile exporting and printing options
● Right click to open file with editor of your choice at specific line (if setup)
● Store Most Recently Used file names, file types, and search expressions
● Match Whole Word Only
● File encoding detection (ability to turn off and override for individual files)

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