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ugrep searches files by pattern and includes Boolean and fuzzy search, an interactive interface, and support for many document and archive formats.
About Ugrep
ugrep is a command-line file pattern searcher intended as a replacement for grep. Its homepage describes it as user-friendly and says it is faster and more capable than grep, though these are the project's own claims and no benchmarks are given. It supports Boolean search with AND, OR, and NOT, as well as fuzzy search, and it includes a text-based interactive interface (TUI).
The tool can search inside nested archives such as zip, 7z, tar, pax, and cpio, and inside compressed files in formats including gz, bz2, xz, zstd, and brotli. The homepage also lists PDFs and documents among the searchable formats. It can display hexdumps. The source is hosted on GitHub and released under the BSD-3-Clause license. Pricing is unknown.
Key features
- Boolean search with AND, OR, and NOT operators
- Fuzzy search for approximate pattern matching
- Text-based interactive interface (TUI)
- Searches nested archives including zip, 7z, tar, pax, and cpio
- Searches compressed files including gz, bz2, xz, zstd, and brotli
- Hexdump output for inspecting binary data
Best for: Developers and system administrators who regularly search source code, archives, and compressed files from a terminal and want a grep alternative.
Good for
- Open source under the BSD-3-Clause license
- Supports searching inside many archive and compressed formats
Ugrep at a glance
- Website
- github.com/Genivia/ugrep
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Ugrep FAQ
Can ugrep search inside archive and compressed files?
The homepage states that it searches nested archives such as zip, 7z, tar, pax, and cpio, and compressed files such as gz, Z, bz2, lzma, xz, lz4, zstd, and brotli.
What license is ugrep released under?
The repository lists the BSD-3-Clause license.
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