Source Search is a C++ application designed to scan source code files for specified words, providing contextual lines around each match. Originally written in Python by a friend and ported to C++ by me, this tool is useful for developers and analysts looking to quickly identify specific terms within large codebases.
- Search Words: Specify a list of words to search for within source code files.
- Contextual Output: Includes lines around each match to provide context.
- File Type Filtering: Search within specific file extensions. Available File Extensions (add more by building from source)
- Customizable Output: Results can be written to a specified file or split into multiple files if the output exceeds a line limit.
./sourcesearch <searchWordsFile> [<outputFile> <directory>]searchWordsFile: A file containing words to search for, one per line.outputFile: (Optional) The name of the output file. Defaults tolines.txt.directory: (Optional) The directory to search within. Defaults to the current directory.
--version: Displays the version of the program.--help: Shows the help message.
To search for words listed in words.txt within the current directory and save the output to results.txt:
./sourcesearch words.txt results.txt .Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.
- Implement multi-threading for faster searching.
- Improve file type filtering based on content rather than extension.
- Enhance the user interface and command-line options.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.