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NAME

uvgrep - searches text, PDF and LibreOffice files for text discovery (provided by Starbuntu)

SYNOPSIS

uvgrep [-i] [-n] [-r] "<Text pattern (also RegEx)>" "<File(s) | directory>"

DESCRIPTION

The Starbuntu program uvgrep by Hans-Georg Esser and Peter Starfinger searches text, PDF and LibreOffice files according to a given text pattern. The text files also include desktop files, pythonscripts, shellscripts, XML files and much more.

With the parameter -i the search becomes case insensitive. With the parameter -n the line numbers of the found text pattern places are delivered too (except in LibreOffice files). With the parameter -r the subdirectories are also searched.

OPTIONS

-i
  The search becomes case insensitive
-n
  The line numbers of the found text pattern places are delivered too
  (except in LibreOffice files)
-r
  The subdirectories are also searched

FILES

/usr/local/bin/uvgrep

EXAMPLE

uvgrep -inr "Starbuntu" *.html

AUTHOR

Peter Starfinger <info@die-starfingers.de>