OpenGrok
SearchWhat is OpenGrok?
It is a fast and usable source code search and cross reference engine, written in Java. It helps you search, cross-reference and navigate your source tree. It can understand various program file formats and version control histories of many source code management systems.
OpenGrok is a tool in the Search category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Search for full text, definitions, symbols, path and revision historyLimit searches to any subtree (hierarchical search)Incrementally update its index. i.e update only the changed files since last time it was updatedSearch query with Google like syntax (eg. path:Makefile defs:target)Search for files modified within a date rangeSearch using wild cards like * (many characters) or ? (one character)Show the matching lines in search results
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OpenGrok Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OpenGrok?
Elasticsearch
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Algolia
Our mission is to make you a search expert. Push data to our API to make it searchable in real time. Build your dream front end with one of our web or mobile UI libraries. Tune relevance and get analytics right from your dashboard.
Sphinx
It lets you either batch index and search data stored in an SQL database, NoSQL storage, or just files quickly and easily — or index and search data on the fly, working with it pretty much as with a database server.
