A Grep search is used to run an external program to search files and show the results in the tool. Enter the working directory for the external program in the Root Directory box and the complete command line of the external program in the Grep Command box.
The external program is typically
grep.exe
, but other programs can be used as long as they print the matched lines in this format:
filename:line-number line-text
When using
grep.exe
you generally need to pass the
-n
option and the filename argument
NUL
to force it to print the file and line number in all cases. This is done automatically when you invoke the Search Files tool by the Editor command
Grep
.